Referee Jair Marrufo ended up awarding 10 minutes of added time in the second half, Arturo Vidal converting a penalty kick past Carlos Lampe in the 55th minute. Chile went on to capture the Copa America Centenario title.
Goals: Vidal 46’, 90’+10 (PK); Campos 61’. [Read more…] about June 10, 2016 – Chile 2:1 Bolivia, Copa America Centenario at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 19,392)
This became the first U.S. victory over England since Joe Gaetjens’ goal provided a 1-0 result in the 1950 World Cup in Brazil. “Now we don’t have to talk about 1950 anymore,” U.S. Soccer Federation general secretary Hank Steinbrecher said after the game. [Read more…] about June 9, 1993 – U.S. 2:0 England, U.S. Cup, Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 37,236)/“Now we don’t have to talk about 1950 anymore”
Manchester United compiled a 7W-2L-1D record (37-14 goal differential) during an eight-city tour from May 14-June 12, 1960. United lost to 1860 Munich and had a 2W-1L-1D record against Hearts. Dennis Viollet, whose 32-goal season in 1959-60 remains a Manchester United record, was making one of his first visits to the U.S. Viollet returned as an assistant coach with the New England Tea Men, moving with the team to Jacksonville, Fla., in 1980. [Read more…] about June 8, 1960 – Fall River SC 0:7 Manchester United at Fall River Stadium
Manchester United compiled a 7W-2L-1D record (37-14 goal differential) during an eight-city tour from May 14-June 12, 1960. United lost to 1860 Munich and had a 2W-1L-1D record against Hearts. Dennis Viollet, whose 32-goal season in 1959-60 remains a Manchester United record, was making one of his first visits to the U.S. Viollet returned as an assistant coach with the New England Tea Men, moving with the team to Jacksonville, Fla., in 1980. [Read more…] about June 8, 1960 – Fall River SC 0:7 Manchester United at Fall River Stadium
Steve Staunton’s 39th-minute “Olimpico” opened the scoring in Ireland’s only win in six games (1W-2L-3D) in Foxborough. [Read more…] about June 7, 1992 – Ireland 2:0 Portugal, U.S. Cup match at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 41,227)
The seventh-largest crowd for a soccer match in Foxborough arrived for a Portugal-Mexico World Cup warmup match, despite the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo. Bruno Alves finished a Joao Moutinho free kick in the 93rd minute as the Portuguese won for the first time in three matches in Foxborough. Mexico has a 0W-2L-1D record in Foxborough. [Read more…] about June 6, 2014 – Portugal 1:0 Mexico at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 56,292)
Diego Maradona and the Argentina national team arrived to set up World Cup headquarters, first at the Sheraton Hotel in Needham, then at Babson College. [Read more…] about June 5, 1994 – “A Boston Debut for Maradona” and Argentina
Giuseppe Signori, making his first start for Italy, nailed a 20-plus-yard free kick and earned a penalty, converted by Alessandro Costacurta. [Read more…] about June 4, 1992 – Italy 2:0 Ireland, U.S. Cup at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 34,797)
Colombia, featuring players such as Faustino Asprilla and Carlos Valderrama, defeated Northern Ireland in a preview of both the 1994 World Cup and the proposed Major League Soccer. [Read more…] about June 3, 1994 – Colombia 2:0 Northern Ireland at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 21,153)
SS Lazio had a 2W-3L-0D record during a four-city North American tour from May 26-June 10. Lazio lost twice to Santos FC (in Jersey City and Chicago), then defeated a U.S. XI and Toronto Metros-Croatia before falling to Ecuador at Randall’s Island. [Read more…] about June 2, 1973 – U.S. 1:4 SS Lazio at Dillon Stadium, Hartford (Att.: 4,500)