Tuesday, 4 October 2016

'His legacy is already cast in gold': why US soccer owes a debt to Ron Newman

The former Portsmouth forward accrued a US-record 753 wins in outdoor and indoor soccer, and did more than anyone to set the American game on its way

After finishing with the best regular-season record in the North American Soccer League the previous year, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers endured an atrocious start to the 1978 season. They were a sorry 0-3 and outscored by an astounding 13-2 margin. So for their next home game at Lockhart Stadium on 22 April, the team decided to do something about that.

Related: Bob Bradley: American coach who took the long road to the Premier League

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