I'm attaching an old photo - roughly 1925 - of my father as a young man posing with members of a soccer club in San Antonio. My dad was born Salvador de la Peña in Pachuca, Mexico, around 1904 but ...
A new biopic will tell the story of Anita Carmona Ruiz, the Spanish soccer player who disguised herself as a man to play the beautiful game on men’s sides. Carmona Ruiz – who was also known as Nita or ...
Analysis: treatment of injuries which occured in 1920s' soccer matches, often caused by poorly maintained pitches, left a lot to be desired In the early 20th century, the treatment of sports injuries ...
The 1920s were a time of fervent fad-chasing: There was flagpole sitting, the Charleston, bathtub gin and, locally at least, "soccer football." It was the first concerted effort in the 20th century ...