Though most of you probably already know about it, if you’re interested in the deeply rooted soccer history the US has, look no further than the American Soccer History Archive. I happened to stumble across it doing some research for another article and was just blown away by the depth and detail, especially in the [...]
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Football by Electric Light – circa 1885
Like many, I cheered the NY Times when they finally euthanized Times Select and let poor/cheap people like me back into the opinion columns. But they also opened up their archives going back over a century. What a fantastic move – even if they were motivated more by online ad $$$$ than the public good.
So [...]
Ever Wonder Why It’s Called A ‘Pitch’?
My Google-foo was put to the test, but I finally found some background on why soccer fields (and rugby and cricket fields) are called pitches
