SASH Sessions

Soccer History USA ep. 9: Steven Apostolov

Brian Bunk talks to soccer historian Steven Apostolov.
Episode premiered December 2014
For more US soccer history, visit the SASH website at https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/

Soccer History USA ep. 8: Hartford Hellions

Brian Bunk looks at Major Indoor Soccer League franchise the Hartford Hellions and tries to explain why it lasted only two seasons.
Sound Clips in this episode from www.freesound.org:Metal Band Jam 5 Thrash.wav by RutgerMullerfootball score.wav by winsx87
Episode premiered April 2014
For more US soccer history, visit the SASH website at https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/

Soccer History USA ep. 7: The First Association Football Game?

Brian Bunk looks at some of the earliest soccer games played in the US. It recounts the history of kicking-style games at a number of colleges, especially Princeton.
Sound Clips in this episode from www.freesound.org:Metal Band Jam 5 Thrash.wav by RutgerMullerfootball score.wav by winsx87
Episode premiered January 2014
For more US soccer history, visit the SASH website at https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/

Soccer History USA ep. 6: Gil Heron

Brian Bunk tells the story of Jamaican born Gil Heron, one of the earliest known Black soccer players in the US.
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Episode premiered December 2013
For more US soccer history, visit the SASH website at https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/

Soccer History USA ep. 5: Soccer and the Color Line

Brian Bunk looks at the question of who was the first Black soccer player in the United States.
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Episode premiered October 2013
For more US soccer history, visit the SASH website at https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/

Soccer History USA ep. 4: Spanish Soccer in New York City

Brian Bunk details the rise of soccer within New York City’s Spanish community in the 1920s.
Sound Clips in this episode from www.freesound.org:Fishing village environment.wav by Oscar de ÁvilaMemoria Sonora - Sound Memories - Song of Barceloneta by barcelonetasonorarugby club in spain.mp3 by Patricia McMillendingding.wav by ljudmanPosh dinner party.wav by 7by7Metal Band Jam 5 Thrash.wav by RutgerMullerfootball score.wav by winsx87
Episode premiered September 2013
For more US soccer history, visit the SASH website at https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/

Soccer History USA ep. 3: A conversation with Roger Allaway

Brian Bunk talks to soccer historian Roger Allaway.
Metal Band Jam 5 Thrash.wav by RutgerMullerfootball score.wav by winsx87
Episode premiered April 2013
For more US soccer history, visit the SASH website at https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/

Soccer History USA ep. 2: The Holyoke Falcos

Brian Bunk discusses the Holyoke Falcos and the first season of American Soccer League.
Sound Clips in this episode from www.freesound.org:Bagpipes_in_Pitlochery.wav by Darkgot__inchadneyfile0006 Water Fall, Mill, Billerica.mp3 by smokeyvwmotorcycle and car.wav by jaava73Train upon us.wav by markeditRain on Plastic Roof.WAV by gynationOp_Cls_1.WAV by kjacksonjingle-bells.wav by justkiddinkMetal Band Jam 5 Thrash.wav by RutgerMullerfootball score.wav by winsx87The Internationale orchestral arrangement by Jerry Engelbach
Episode premiered July 2013
For more US soccer history, visit the SASH website at https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/

Soccer History USA ep. 1: The Oneida Football Club

Host Brian Bunk discusses the Oneida Football Club of Boston.
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Episode premiered May 2013
For more US soccer history, visit the SASH website at https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/

EP 26: Live from the Women’s World Cup with Jen Cooper and Declan Abernathy (August 2023)

Host Zach Bigalke is joined by Jen Cooper and Declan Abernathy from the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand.
Jen Cooper, the editor and publisher of Keeper Notes, has been involved in various areas of Houston soccer since the 1990s. She also works as a researcher and stats provider, including for Fox Sports at this summer’s Women’s World Cup and previous men’s and women’s World Cup tournaments. She’s in her second year as a member of the Society’s executive board.
Declan Abernathy is a PhD student in the History and Sociology of Technology and Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. A native of Florida and a graduate of Cornell University, Declan is working on a dissertation titled “Grass Ceiling: The United States Women’s National Team, Politics, and the Making of 21st Century Icons.”
Podcast produced by Brian Quarstad.
Music created by LiteSaturation and found at Pixabay.
View the video of the session at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFe4o529hyY
For more US soccer history, visit the SASH website at https://www.ussoccerhistory.org/