James Brown
@1930worldcup.bsky.social
U.S. soccer historian and vice president of the @Society for American Soccer History (S.A.S.H.).
Passionate about soccer in America and the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
Grandfather, Jim Brown, of NY Giants, played for the USMNT at the 1930 FWC.
Passionate about soccer in America and the 1930 FIFA World Cup.
Grandfather, Jim Brown, of NY Giants, played for the USMNT at the 1930 FWC.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE: Freeman, Berhalter power USMNT to 5-1 win over 10-man Uruguay - frontrow.soccer/17pwq
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE: Freeman, Berhalter power USMNT to 5-1 win over 10-man Uruguay - Front Row Soccer
If you had the U.S. men's national team polishing off 10-man Uruguay behind a 5-1 victory on your bingo card, you're either from the future, a clairvoyant or just plain lying.
frontrow.soccer
November 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE: Freeman, Berhalter power USMNT to 5-1 win over 10-man Uruguay - frontrow.soccer/17pwq
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VIDEO: Pochettino gets testy with the media after big USMNT win - frontrow.soccer/3g1xk
VIDEO: Pochettino gets testy with the media after big USMNT win - Front Row Soccer
U.S. men's national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino was more than a better testy with the media during his postgame press conference after the 5-1 win over Uruguay on Tuesday night.
frontrow.soccer
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 AM
VIDEO: Pochettino gets testy with the media after big USMNT win - frontrow.soccer/3g1xk
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VIDEO: Enjoy the highlights of USMNT's 5-1 pounding of Uruguay - frontrow.soccer/xhfhp
VIDEO: Enjoy the highlights of USMNT's 5-1 pounding of Uruguay - Front Row Soccer
Here are some happy highlights of the U.S. men's national team's 5-1 trouncing of Uruguay on Tuesday night.
frontrow.soccer
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
VIDEO: Enjoy the highlights of USMNT's 5-1 pounding of Uruguay - frontrow.soccer/xhfhp
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Today's front page 🏴
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Today's front page 🏴
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The “Anniversaries, soccer origin stories, and the Oneida Football Club” SASH Session is now available in podcast format at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4q3yz...
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The “Anniversaries, soccer origin stories, and the Oneida Football Club” SASH Session is now available in podcast format at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4q3yz...
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ICYMI, video from the session is now available on the SASH YouTube Channel at youtu.be/YZFZuMHpkgQ
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ICYMI, video from the session is now available on the SASH YouTube Channel at youtu.be/YZFZuMHpkgQ
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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We love all of our episodes of AN AMERICAN GAME equally, but as a couple old members of the Goalkeepers' Union 🧤🧤"Lone Eagles" is a personal one.
We do a deep dive on the one position where we've produced world class talent... for 140 years!
We do a deep dive on the one position where we've produced world class talent... for 140 years!
October 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
We love all of our episodes of AN AMERICAN GAME equally, but as a couple old members of the Goalkeepers' Union 🧤🧤"Lone Eagles" is a personal one.
We do a deep dive on the one position where we've produced world class talent... for 140 years!
We do a deep dive on the one position where we've produced world class talent... for 140 years!
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A reminder that I have "Arkham" embedded in my name.
(not that there's anything wrong with that...)
(not that there's anything wrong with that...)
October 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A reminder that I have "Arkham" embedded in my name.
(not that there's anything wrong with that...)
(not that there's anything wrong with that...)
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Laptop is broken. Bear with us!
October 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Laptop is broken. Bear with us!
🚨New episode! Tom and Kirk track the long line of women’s soccer that led to the very first USWNT, the 85ers, whose wild week in Italy 40 years ago laid the foundation for one of the most dominant programs in American sports.
And the “OOSA!” chant 💪⚽️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
And the “OOSA!” chant 💪⚽️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Little Earthquakes: The First Women’s National Team
Podcast Episode · AN AMERICAN GAME · 08/27/2025 · 43m
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October 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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40 years ago today the USWNT took the field for the first time for an official int'l match:
www.nationalsoccerhof.com/news/2025/8/...
Tonight @reignfc.com honors the 85ers with a new tradition, The Queens Match. Seattle faces Chicago at 9 pm CT on CBS Sports.
www.reignfc.com/the-queens-m...
www.nationalsoccerhof.com/news/2025/8/...
Tonight @reignfc.com honors the 85ers with a new tradition, The Queens Match. Seattle faces Chicago at 9 pm CT on CBS Sports.
www.reignfc.com/the-queens-m...
‘Oosa! Oosa!’ Remembering the USWNT’s First Match, 40 Years Later | National Soccer Hall of Fame
On Aug. 18, 1985, at the four-team Mundalito (“Little World Cup”) in Jesolo, Italy, the team played its first match, having trained together for only three days.
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August 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
40 years ago today the USWNT took the field for the first time for an official int'l match:
www.nationalsoccerhof.com/news/2025/8/...
Tonight @reignfc.com honors the 85ers with a new tradition, The Queens Match. Seattle faces Chicago at 9 pm CT on CBS Sports.
www.reignfc.com/the-queens-m...
www.nationalsoccerhof.com/news/2025/8/...
Tonight @reignfc.com honors the 85ers with a new tradition, The Queens Match. Seattle faces Chicago at 9 pm CT on CBS Sports.
www.reignfc.com/the-queens-m...
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To the 85ers - the first USWNT -- who paved the way, we thank you.
August 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
To the 85ers - the first USWNT -- who paved the way, we thank you.
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SASH Session today at 12 pm ET. Rachel Allison, Jen Cooper, and Tom McCabe will talk about the 1985ers, the first @USWNT squad. More info at www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...
SASH Session on Friday, October 3 at 12 pm ET: The 1985ers
Rachel Allison, Jen Cooper, and Tom McCabe will talk about the first US Women’s National Team, otherwise known as the 1985ers.
www.ussoccerhistory.org
October 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
SASH Session today at 12 pm ET. Rachel Allison, Jen Cooper, and Tom McCabe will talk about the 1985ers, the first @USWNT squad. More info at www.ussoccerhistory.org/sash-session...
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The 1985ers SASH Session is now available in podcast format at sashsessions.podbean.com/e/ep-32-rach...
October 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The 1985ers SASH Session is now available in podcast format at sashsessions.podbean.com/e/ep-32-rach...
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My latest piece for Forbes.com:
President Trump threatens to move the World Cup from cities, but it's not that easy
tinyurl.com/f2suzmnm
President Trump threatens to move the World Cup from cities, but it's not that easy
tinyurl.com/f2suzmnm
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September 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My latest piece for Forbes.com:
President Trump threatens to move the World Cup from cities, but it's not that easy
tinyurl.com/f2suzmnm
President Trump threatens to move the World Cup from cities, but it's not that easy
tinyurl.com/f2suzmnm
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#OnThisDay in 1981 – 1st #NASL #SoccerBowl determined via shootout (SO) as #ChicagoSting defeated #NewYorkCosmos, 2:1, after a scoreless final, before a crowd of 36,971 at #Canada’s Exhibition Stadium. Rudy Glenn scored the winning tally in the SO for Chicago’s 1st championship.
September 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
#OnThisDay in 1981 – 1st #NASL #SoccerBowl determined via shootout (SO) as #ChicagoSting defeated #NewYorkCosmos, 2:1, after a scoreless final, before a crowd of 36,971 at #Canada’s Exhibition Stadium. Rudy Glenn scored the winning tally in the SO for Chicago’s 1st championship.
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Nice to get a mention in this article by @londonist.com on the first match played under Football Association rules. londonist.com/london/sport...
The First Ever FA Football Match, Played In A London Park In 1864
A week earlier than most people thought...
londonist.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Nice to get a mention in this article by @londonist.com on the first match played under Football Association rules. londonist.com/london/sport...
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🚨The roster is out! Our starting XI of US soccertowns—and our final episode of season 1.
It’s 90 minutes (plus added time) of 🇺🇸 soccer history in all of its diverse, imperfect glory. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts.
It’s 90 minutes (plus added time) of 🇺🇸 soccer history in all of its diverse, imperfect glory. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts.
September 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🚨The roster is out! Our starting XI of US soccertowns—and our final episode of season 1.
It’s 90 minutes (plus added time) of 🇺🇸 soccer history in all of its diverse, imperfect glory. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts.
It’s 90 minutes (plus added time) of 🇺🇸 soccer history in all of its diverse, imperfect glory. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts.
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Old soccer logos from 1999. Both have fun uses of the necessary 90s soccer ball.
I like the Lehigh Valley Steam one more than I probably should.
I absolutely adore the Long Island Rough Riders one. They should 100% bring it back (even if only a secondary logo).
I like the Lehigh Valley Steam one more than I probably should.
I absolutely adore the Long Island Rough Riders one. They should 100% bring it back (even if only a secondary logo).
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Old soccer logos from 1999. Both have fun uses of the necessary 90s soccer ball.
I like the Lehigh Valley Steam one more than I probably should.
I absolutely adore the Long Island Rough Riders one. They should 100% bring it back (even if only a secondary logo).
I like the Lehigh Valley Steam one more than I probably should.
I absolutely adore the Long Island Rough Riders one. They should 100% bring it back (even if only a secondary logo).
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#OnThisDay in 1991 – #ClubPuebla captured the Concacaf Champions’ Cup after a 1:1 draw (4:2 agg.) w/ hosts #PoliceFC of #TrinidadandTobago in 2nd leg final at Skinner Park. Renato Porto gave #LaFranja the lead before Alvin Boisson tied it for the home side.
September 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
#OnThisDay in 1991 – #ClubPuebla captured the Concacaf Champions’ Cup after a 1:1 draw (4:2 agg.) w/ hosts #PoliceFC of #TrinidadandTobago in 2nd leg final at Skinner Park. Renato Porto gave #LaFranja the lead before Alvin Boisson tied it for the home side.
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This chapter needs to be 7000-7500 words, including all endnotes in CMS.
I'm currently at 6669 words. Might try to belt out a couple more concluding paragraphs and call it good for now until I get some feedback from others in the department next week.
I'm currently at 6669 words. Might try to belt out a couple more concluding paragraphs and call it good for now until I get some feedback from others in the department next week.
September 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This chapter needs to be 7000-7500 words, including all endnotes in CMS.
I'm currently at 6669 words. Might try to belt out a couple more concluding paragraphs and call it good for now until I get some feedback from others in the department next week.
I'm currently at 6669 words. Might try to belt out a couple more concluding paragraphs and call it good for now until I get some feedback from others in the department next week.
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#OnThisDay in 1982 – Goals by Andy Chapman, Walter Schlothauer, Brian Tinnion & Clyde Watson gave hosts #DetroitExpress the #AmericanSoccerLeague Championship by defeating #OklahomaCitySlickers 4:1 in last game of best-of-3 finals, before a crowd of 23,726, at #PontiacSilverdome.
September 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#OnThisDay in 1982 – Goals by Andy Chapman, Walter Schlothauer, Brian Tinnion & Clyde Watson gave hosts #DetroitExpress the #AmericanSoccerLeague Championship by defeating #OklahomaCitySlickers 4:1 in last game of best-of-3 finals, before a crowd of 23,726, at #PontiacSilverdome.