July 1, 1975 – NASL commissioner Phil Woosnam upholds New York Cosmos’ protest of June 20 game because of crowd problems
About 20,000 fans packed Nickerson Field, the crowd storming the pitch after a Pelé goal for the New York Cosmos was disallowed in the June 20, 1975 match.
June 30, 1994 – Nigeria 2:0 Greece, World Cup at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 53,001)
Nigeria gained first place in Group D of the 1994 World Cup on Daniel Amokachi’s late goal. That meant Nigeria would be top seeded from the group and remain at Foxboro Stadium to face Italy in a second-round match July 5, 1994.
June 29, 1950 – U.S. 1:0 England, World Cup at Estadio Independencia, Belo Horizonte (Att.: 10,151)
The U.S. upset England, the only time the U.S. national team won a World Cup finals match between 1930 and 1994, on Joe Gaetjens’ 38th-minute goal. The U.S. team included Fall River’s Frank “Shorty” Moniz, 38, plus Ed Souza, 28, and John “Clarkie” Souza, 29.
June 28, 1931 – New York Yankees 1:4 Celtic FC, Yankee Stadium (Att.: 10,000)
Celtic FC avenged a May 31 loss (at Fenway Park) to the newly-named New York Yankees, formerly the Fall River Marksmen.
June 27, 1999 – U.S. 3:0 North Korea; Italy 2:0 Mexico, WWC at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 50,484)
Largest crowd (50,484) for women’s sporting event in New England as the U.S. and Italy won 1999 Women’s World Cup group play matches.
June 26, 2004 – Revolution 2:1 NY/NJ MetroStars (Att.: 9,981), Adin Brown’s final Revolution game
Adin Brown (concussion) was replaced by Matt Reis after halftime as the Revolution rallied. Brown then went to Aalesund FK in Norway on a free transfer in 2005. The Revolution started the match with three reserves: Daouda Kante, Luke Vercollone), plus Reis. MetroStars midfielder Gilberto Flores sustained a season-ending injury, returning to play briefly for […]