May 28, 1994 – U.S. 1:1 Greece, Yale Bowl, New Haven, Conn. (Att.: 21,317)
Greece and the U.S. were preparing for the 1994 World Cup, and Bora Milutinovic clearly succeeded in getting the team ready.
May 27, 1934 – Italy 7:1 U.S., World Cup at Stadio Nazionale PNF (Att.: 25,000)
Buff Donelli scored every goal for the U.S. in a 4-2 victory over Mexico in a playoff match in Rome May 24, 1934. Three days later, Italy took a 3-0 halftime lead before Donelli’s 57th-minute conversion. If the U.S.-Mexico game had been considered part of the World Cup finals, Donelli would have tied with Czechoslovakia’s […]
May 26, 1948 – New England All-Stars 0:6 Liverpool FC at North Tiverton, R.I. (Att.: 8,000)
Liverpool FC compiled an 11-0-0 record (63-14 goal differential) on an eight-city tour of the U.S. and Canada from May 16-June 20, 1948. Goals: Al Stubbins 2, Bill Fagan 2, Jack Balmer, Priday. Note: Joe Feicha (Ludlow Lusitano) goal disallowed (offside). May 26, 1954 – Eastern Seaboard All-Stars 0:6 Chelsea FC at Fall River
May 25, 2010 – U.S. 2:4 Czech Republic at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Conn. (Att.: 36,218)
A Rentschler Field record crowd arrived as the U.S. faltered in a send-off match on the way to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Goals: Edu, Gomez; Sivok, Polak, Fenin, Necid.
May 24, 1934 – Aldo (Buff) Donelli scores four, U.S. 4:2 Mexico WCQ at Stadio PNF, Rome
Buff Donelli also scored for the U.S. in its 1934 World Cup match, a 7-1 loss to Italy on May 27, 1934. Donelli starred for Pittsburgh area soccer teams from the 1920s through ’40s, and also coached and played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, later coaching Boston University’s football team.
May 23, 2002 – Revolution fire Fernando Clavijo, name Steve Nicol interim coach
Fernando Clavijo had coached the Revolution to their first .500 season and first playoff victory in 2000, then guided the team to the 2001 U.S. Open Cup final. But after a 2W-4L-1D start, Clavijo was replaced by assistant coach Steve Nicol on May 23, 2002. May 23, 1975 – Boston Minutemen 3:0 Los Angeles Aztecs, […]