Toronto clinches second place and Boston Minutemen last place in NASL Northern Division, with one game remaining. Toronto, which goes on to win 1976 Soccer Bowl title, includes former Minutemen Eusebio and Wolfgang Suhnholz. Goals: Eusebio 4, Ivan Lukacevic 2; Sal Lo Grasso, Tom Walsh. [Read more…] about Aug. 11, 1976 – Toronto Metros-Croatia 6:2 Boston Minutemen (Att.: 5,545)
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. [Read more…] about July 1, 1975 – NASL commissioner Phil Woosnam upholds New York Cosmos’ protest of June 20 game because of crowd problems
Boston Minutemen home-opener, scoreless streak stretches to 358 consecutive minutes over two seasons. [Read more…] about May 9, 1975 – Boston Minutemen 0:2 Rochester Lancers at Nickerson Field (Att.: 6,800)
Hubert Vogelsinger played for Allentsteig in Austria, then Newton SC, Boston Metros and Connecticut Wildcats. Vogelsinger coached the Middlesex School and assisted at Boston College and Brandeis, and was a placekicker for the Montreal Alouettes. The Vogelsinger Academy was established in 1965, and Vogelsinger went on to coach the Boston Minutemen from 1974-76. [Read more…] about March 13, 1966 – Hubert Vogelsinger named Yale coach, succeeding Jack Marshall
Ben Brewster totaled 11 goals in 14 games and appeared set for a career with the Connecticut Wildcats. Brewster had converted for the Wildcats in a 1-0 win over the Boston Astros on Aug. 22, 1973 and for the U.S. in a 1-0 win over Bermuda on Sept. 9, 1973. Both games were played at Hartford’s Dillon Stadium, and Brewster said he gained greater satisfaction scoring against the Astros (before a 10,093 crowd) than against Bermuda (4,200 attendance). Brewster also played for the Rhode Island Oceaneers and Boston Tea Men, and coached Boston College from 1977-87.
Jan. 5, 2012 – Revolution name Jay Miller assistant coach and former Revolution defender Nick Downing strength coach
Jan. 5, 2000 – Derek Aframe named Revolution director of operations [Read more…] about Jan. 5, 2014 – Eusebio da Silva Ferreira, 71, dies in Lisbon
In this Soccer Notes column in Jan. 3, 1993 editions of The Boston Globe, there were plenty of subjects covered with Boston connections:
A statue dedicated to Eusebio, “the most famous athlete ever to compete for a Boston team,” was being unveiled by Medford’s Victor Baptista and the Sports Museum of New England [Read more…] about Where are they now? Burns, Calichman, Eusebio statue, Friedel, Palhinha, Wynalda
Harvard went on a strong run from 1969-71, advancing to two NCAA semifinal games. Goalkeeper Shep Messing, who had played at Nassau Community College and NYU, joined the Crimson from 1970-71. Messing played for the U.S. in the 1972 Olympic Games and performed for the Boston Minutemen in 1975 and ’76, in between stints with the New York Cosmos. [Read more…] about Nov. 24, 1969 – Harvard 1:0 (AET) Hartwick, NCAA Regional Championship (Att.: 4,000)
Eusebio da Silva Ferreira emerged on the international scene as Benfica won the 1961 and ’62 Champions Cup. Eusebio, born in Lourenço Marques (Maputo), Mozambique, won the Ballon D’Or as Europe’s top player in 1965 and led Portugal to a third-place finish in the 1966 World Cup. [Read more…] about Nov. 22, 2015 – Eusebio inducted into New England Soccer Hall of Fame
Taylor Twellman displayed a fierce competitive streak and exceptional goal-scoring instinct during a career cut short by injury. [Read more…] about Nov. 3, 2010 – Taylor Twellman announces retirement