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The Great War and the Greatest Game -- The Loss of a Footballing Elite

A More Splendid Life 28 July @ 04:14 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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For the few brave souls that have read this series in its entirety, you will probably have noticed a marked difference between Canadian soccer in the late 19th and early 20th century (1885 v. USA, the 1888 tour of Britain, the 1904 Galt FC win), and soccer after the First World War. I've touched on this topic in one or two posts, yet because it is of tantamount importance to the direction soccer

When Canada Won the World Cup

A More Splendid Life 10 July @ 05:37 PM EST Blog Details : Related Items
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Now, dear reader, you will of course read on and understand the many caveats that must be applied to this ridiculous headline. We'll get to those in time, but for now, please savour the reality that Canada, in a particular but practical sense, won international football's premier trophy way back in 1904.