The Only United
Billy Merck considers the legacy of Clive Charles, who left West Ham in the early 1970s for the North American Soccer League and ended up an American…
Articles by Billy Merck
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Clive Charles: Part 2
Billy Merck considers the legacy of Clive Charles, who left West Ham in the early 1970s for the North American Soccer League and ended up an American…
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From West Ham to the West Coast: How Clive Charles Quietly Built American Soccer
How one man ended up 8000 miles from home and shaped a soccer generation Billy Merck considers the legacy of Clive Charles, who left West Ham in…
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What the 35-yard Shootout Meant to American Soccer
There’s a video I can’t get enough of. It’s from a 1980 North American Soccer League 35-yard shootout between the New York Cosmos and Washington Diplomats. There…