Pelé in the United States - not in the NASL, but playing for Santos against the NPSL’s Oakland Clippers in a friendly at the Oakland Coliseum on August 30th, 1967, in Oakland, California.
Here he is driving past the Clippers’ Trond Hoftvedt to score in the first half, later scoring again in the second half to lead Santos to a 3-1 victory in what was described as a “record crowd” of 29,162 in Oakland. (AP Photo)

PelĂ© in the United States - not in the NASL, but playing for Santos against the NPSL’s Oakland Clippers in a friendly at the Oakland Coliseum on August 30th, 1967, in Oakland, California.

Here he is driving past the Clippers’ Trond Hoftvedt to score in the first half, later scoring again in the second half to lead Santos to a 3-1 victory in what was described as a “record crowd” of 29,162 in Oakland. (AP Photo)

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A Los Angeles High School soccer team, pictured in 1898.
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A Los Angeles High School soccer team, pictured in 1898.

Source: Los Angeles Public Library

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Brazilian fans in Pasadena, CA celebrate the country’s fourth World Cup victory in 1994.
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Brazilian fans in Pasadena, CA celebrate the country’s fourth World Cup victory in 1994.

Source: Los Angeles Public Library

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