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Expanded Dreams: The International Soccer League, Part Three



The International Soccer League's modest but successful start in 1960 had made waves in the American soccer community. Its twelve team league eleven of them imported from overseas, alongside the New York Americans (who weren't really American at all) saw Brazil's Bangu beat Scotland's Kilmarnock in a final of impressive quality, 25,440 fans attending the game at the Polo Grounds in Harlem, New York City, broadcast on network television.

Read the full article at Pitch Invasion.

Pitch Invasion @ Nov 14, 2011 11:24 AM EDT | Blog Profile

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