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 […]
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 […]
June 7, 1992 – Ireland 2:0 Portugal, U.S. Cup match at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 41,227)
Steve Staunton’s 39th-minute “Olimpico” opened the scoring in Ireland’s only win in six games (1W-2L-3D) in Foxborough.
June 6, 2014 – Portugal 1:0 Mexico at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 56,292)
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.
June 5, 1994 – “A Boston Debut for Maradona” and Argentina
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.
June 4, 1992 – Italy 2:0 Ireland, U.S. Cup at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 34,797)
Giuseppe Signori, making his first start for Italy, nailed a 20-plus-yard free kick and earned a penalty, converted by Alessandro Costacurta.