Bethlehem Steel FC in Scandinavia, 1919
Featured image: Courtesy of Dan Morrison and bethlehemsteelsoccer.org
Against the expectation of many in the US, the United States Football Association's first international tour in Scandinavia in the summer of 1916 had been a great success. The cash-strapped USFA had come out of the trip in the black—the Swedish FA had paid for the tour thanks to the backing of a leading Swedish newspaper—and the team had performed well to garner a 3–1–2 record despite having been put together only days before departure to Europe without the benefit of tryouts.
The Philly Soccer Page @ Jan 4, 2012 1:32 PM EDT | Blog Profile
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