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#OnThisDay in 1999 – #CIDNexaca won Football Confederation (Concacaf) Champions Cup after defeating #LDAlajuelense, 2:1, in the final at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium. Sergio Vázquez & Alex Aguinaga scored for Los Rayos as they also qualified to 2000 FIFA Club World Cup.

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#OnThisDay in 1984 – #ChicagoSting captured its 2nd #SoccerBowl trophy after defeating hosts #TorontoBlizzard, 3:2, in 2nd game & clinched #NASL Final Series, before 16,842 fans, at Canada's Varsity Stadium. Pato Margetic scored twice for #Chicago.

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#OnThisDay in 1989 – Jorge Campos scored twice to lead the hosts #PumasUNAM to a 5:0 win over #CDOlimpia in 2nd leg (6:1 agg) of Concacaf Club Champions & Sub-Champions Championship (Champions Cup) Interzone Playoffs at Estadio Olímpico Universitario.

#OnThisDay in 1971 – Hernán Godoy, Peter Sandoval & Hugo Torres scored for #ComunicacionesFC as it defeated the hosts #CDFAS, 3:0, in 2nd leg (8:2 agg.) of Concacaf Champion of Champions (Champions Cup) 1st round at #ElSalvador’s Estadio Municipal de Santa Ana.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1965 – Sergio Méndez scored twice as hosts #CDÁguila defeated #AuroraFC, 4:1, in 1st leg of Concacaf Club Champions & Sub-Champions Championship (Champions Cup) 1st Round, before 10,000 fans, at Estadio Migueleño.

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#OnThisDay in 2008 – #TrinidadandTobago’s #JoePublicFC became 1st Caribbean club to defeat a Mexican team on its home soil when it topped #AtlanteFC, 1:0, during Concacaf Champion League at Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo. 13,000 fans saw Roen Nelson notched the game-winner.

Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 2005 – #México captured its 1st FIFA U-17 World Cup after defeating #Brazil, 3:0, in the final, before 40,000 spectators, at #Perú’s Estadio Nacional. Omar Esparza, Éver Guzmán & Carlos Vela scored for El Tri.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1984 – Hosts #NewYorkPancyprianFreedoms prevailed 5:3 on pks against #CDVida after a 1:1 tie (2:2 agg) during 2nd leg of Concacaf Champions Cup 3rd Round, before 2,500 fans, at Hofstra Stadium. George Touros gave the home side the lead, before Matilde Selim Lacayo notched the equalizer

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1977 – #Pelé scored in 1st half during his farewell game w/ #NewYorkCosmos in a 2:1 victory against his former club #SantosFC, before a crowd of 75,646, at #GiantsStadium. 3-time FIFA World Cup champion also played the 2nd half w/ the Brazilian side.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1981 – Due to #TigresUANL refusal to travel to #ElSalvador (political unrest), hosts #CDAtléticoMarte were awarded a 1:0 (forfeit) victory in 2nd leg (2:1 agg.) & therefore, advanced to 3rd round of Concacaf Champion of Champions (now Champions Cup).

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1969 – Juan Manuel Alejándrez notched the game-winner as #CruzAzul captured its 1st Concacaf Champion of Champions title (now Champions Cup) after defeating visiting #ComunicacionesFC, 1:0, in 2nd leg (1:0 agg.) final, before 30,000 spectators at #EstadioAzteca.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1999 – Jaime Moreno’s 2nd half goal was the game-winner for #DCUnited as it defeated #CDOlimpia, 1:0, during Concacaf Champions Cup Quarterfinals, before 7,217 fans, at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1984 – Hosts #NYPancyprianFreedoms (📸 – Bill Marth) drew 1:1 w/ #CDVida (📸 – Francisco Rivas) in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup 3rd Round, before 4,000 fans, at Hofstra Stadium. An own goal gave the 3-time #USOpenCup champion the lead, before Jesús Carías scored the equalizer.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1968 – Amaury Epaminondas scored twice for hosts #CDTolucaFC’s 4:1 victory against #NYGreekAmericanAA in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup 2nd Round, before 12,000 fans, at Estadio Luis Gutiérrez Dosal. Nick Tonorezos tallied for the '67-'68 #USOpenCup champion.

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#OnThisDay in 2000 – Dagny Mellgren scored the game-winner in OT as #Norway captured the #Olympic Women’s Soccer Gold Medal after defeating the USA, 3:2, before 22,848 spectators at #Australia's Sydney Football Stadium. Tiffeny Milbrett had both goals for the Stars & Stripes.

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#OnThisDay in 1999 – Goals by Dema Kovalenko & Ante Razov gave #ChicagoFire to a 2:0 victory against #JoePublicFC of #TrinidadandTobago during Concacaf Champions Cup Quarterfinals, before 10,019 fans, at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium.

#OnThisDay in 1982 – Junior, Winlsinho & Zico scored for #CRFlamengo as it tied 3:3 w/ hosts #NewYorkCosmos during a farewell game for Carlos Alberto, before 37,312 spectators, at #GiantsStadium. Giorgio Chinaglia had all 3 goals (hat-trick) for the #NYCosmos.

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#OnThisDay in 1969 – Guy Francois scored twice for #Haiti as it defeated the hosts #ElSalvador, 3:0, in the 2nd leg of Concacaf WCQ Final Round, before a crowd of 36,403, at Estadio Flor Blanca. Both sides would face off in a playoff next month for the berth to #México ’70.

Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1968 – Hosts #AtlantaChiefs captured the inaugural #NASL Championship after defeating #SanDiegoToros, 3:0, in 2nd leg final (2:0 agg.), before 14,994 fans, at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Peter McParland, Delroy Scott & Kaizer Motaung scored for Atlanta.

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#OnThisDay in 1986 – Hosts #PembrokeHamilton became 1st Bermudan club to defeat a Costa Rican side at Concacaf Champions Cup after a 1:0 victory against #LDAlajuelense in 2nd leg Semifinal, before 4,000 fans, at the National Stadium. Samuel Sawin notched the game-winner…

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1970 – Pauli Corte, Jules Lagadeu & Roy Vanenburg scored for hosts #SVTransvaal’s 3:1 victory against #SantosFC of #Jamaica in 2nd leg (5:1 agg.) of Concacaf Champions Cup 3rd Round at Paramaribo’s Suriname Stadion.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1991 – #ClubPuebla captured the Concacaf Champions Cup after a 1:1 draw (4:2 agg.) against hosts #PoliceFC in the 2nd leg of the final at #TrinidadandTobago’s Skinner Park. Renato Porto gave the visitors the lead before Alvin Boisson tied it for the home side.

Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1977 – #NewYorkCosmos (w/ #Pelé) played to a 2:2 tie against hosts #MohunBagan before 80,000+ spectators at Calcutta’s Eden Gardens. Shyam Thapa & Mohammed Akbar scored for home side; Carlos Alberto & Giorgio Chinaglia struck back for #NYCosmos.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1927 – #RealMadridCF wrapped up its epic tour of the Americas w/ 1:1 draw against #NYGaliciaSC before 5,000 fans at Brooklyn’s Hawthorne Field. Vega put the local Galician immigrant side ahead with an early pk, before Travieso struck the 2nd half equalizer.

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#OnThisDay in 1986 – Omar Arroyo, Luis Fernández, Óscar Ramírez & Jorge Ulate scored for the hosts #LDAlajuelense as it defeated #PembrokeHamilton of #Bermuda, 4:0, in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals, before 8,451 fans, at #CostaRica's Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.

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#OnThisDay in 1980 – Jorge Bueso scored for #CDMarathón, while Ramón A. Ramírez tallied for hosts #ComunicacionesFC in 1:1 draw during 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup 2nd Round at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores.

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#OnThisDay in 1969 – Elmer Acevedo & Mauricio Rodríguez scored for #ElSalvador as it defeated hosts #Haiti, 2:1, in 1st leg of Concacaf Final Round of World Cup Qualifying ( #México ’70), before 10,415 fans, at Stade Sylvio Cator. Joseph Obás tallied for the home side.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1949 – Peter Matevich scored twice as USA secured its berth to 1950 FIFA World Cup in #Brazil after finishing 2nd in the ‘49 #NAFC ( #NorthAmericanFootballConfederation) Championship by topping #Cuba 5:2 before 5,000 spectators at #México’s Estadio de los Deportes.

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#OnThisDay in 1993 - the Concacaf Champions Cup 2nd Round took center stage w/ 3 three massive clashes in Central American! 🏆👇 • #CSDMunicipal advanced 2:0 on aggregate after Marvin Gordon's 1st half goal secured a 1:0 win over #ClubMotagua at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1989 – #CDOlimpia & visiting #PumasUNAM played to a 1:1 tie in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup Playoffs at #Honduras’ Estadio Nacional. Danilo Galindo’s tally gave the hosts the lead before Jorge Campos notched the equalizer.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1971 - #DeportivoSaprissa took a dominant 3:0 away win against #ClubMotagua in the Concacaf Champions Cup opening round! Fernando Hernández, Edgar Marín & Hernán Morales all scored in front of 2,000 fans at #Honduras’ Estadio Nacional.

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#OnThisDay in 2002 – 1st time in Concacaf Champions Cup an all-Mexican League Final was held as #PachucaCF won its 1st title after defeating #CAMonarcasMorelia, 1:0, before 20,000 fans, at #México’s Estadio Azul. Walter Silvani scored the only goal of the game.

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#OnThisDay in 1991 – Roberto Ruiz Esparza, José Carlos Gelinski & Paulo César Silva scored for the hosts #ClubPuebla as it won 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup Final after defeating visiting #PoliceFC of Trinidad & Tobago, 3:1, at Estadio Cuauhtémoc. (📸 Courtesy – Marcelo Assaf)

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#OnThisDay in 1982 – Giorgio Chinaglia scored the game-winner as #NewYorkCosmos lifted its 5th #SoccerBowl Trophy after defeating #SeattleSoundersFC, 1:0, in #NASL Final, before a crowd of 22,634, at San Diego’s Jack Murphy Stadium.

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#OnThisDay in 1969 – Hosts #ComunicacionesFC played to a scoreless draw against #CruzAzul during 1st leg of Concacaf Champions Cup Final, before 40,000 spectators, at #Guatemala’s Estadio Mateo Flores.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1949 – Horacio Casarin's hat-trick led the hosts #México to secure 1st place at #NAFC ( #NorthAmericanFootballConfederation) Championship & qualified to ’50 World Cup after defeating the USA, 6:2, before a crowd of 54,500, at Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes.

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#OnThisDay in 2006 – Despite losing 3:2 to hosts #CostaRica, USA still finished 1st at final group & won inaugural Concacaf Beach Soccer Championship. The squad along w/ tournament runner-up #Canada qualified to #BeachSoccerWorldCup in Rio de Janeiro.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1977 – #NewYorkCosmos drew 1:1 w/ hosts #China in a historic friendly at Beijing’s Workers Stadium, before a crowd of 80,000. Tony Field scored for #NYCosmos, before Shen Hsiang-Fu notched the equalizer.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1980, a legendary soccer double-header drew 42,324 fans to #GiantsStadium for a day of pure, unfiltered drama. 🏟️👇

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1980 – Adrián Camacho scored 4 times to lead hosts #CruzAzul to a 9:1 win over #BrooklynDodgersSC (#BrooklynItaliansSC) in 1st leg of Concacaf Champions’ Cup 2nd Round at #México’s Estadio 10 de Diciembre. (📸Courtesy - Dan Sewell)

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1959 – Ed Murphy scored twice as USA claimed its 1st #PanAmericanGames Soccer Tournament (bronze) medal as it posted a 4:2 win over #México before 2,000 fans at #Chicago’s #HansonPark. (📸Courtesy -'59 U.S. Team Member George Brown).

Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#OnThisDay in 1983 – #CSDSuchitepéquez defeated visiting #TigresUANL 3:0 in 2nd leg (4:1 agg) of Concacaf Champions Cup 2nd Round before 12,000 fans at #Guatemala's Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo. Walter Claverie, José Luis González & Adán Paniagua scored for the hosts.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#OnThisDay in 1977 – #Pelé concluded his professional career as #NewYorkCosmos claimed its 1st Soccer Bowl Trophy (2nd overall #NASL Title) by defeating #SeattleSounders, 2:1, in the final before a crowd of 35,548 at Portland’s Civic Stadium. Steve Hunt & Giorgio Chinaglia scored for #NYCosmos.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#OnThisDay in 1976 – #Eusébio scored twice to lead #TorontoMetrosCroatia to a 3:0 win over #MinnesotaKicks in #NASL Final, before a crowd of 25,765, at Seattle’s Kingdome. #Toronto became 1st Canadian club to lift the Soccer Bowl Trophy.

Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#OnThisDay in 1985 – Amílcar Lanza scored the game-winner as #CDOlimpia posted a historic 1:0 away victory against #ClubAmerica in the 2nd leg (3:2 agg.) of Concacaf Champions Cup 3rd Round, at #México’s Estadio Corregidora

Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#OnThisDay in 1978 – Hosts #NewYorkCosmos lifted its 2nd Soccer Bowl Trophy (3rd overall #NASL Championship) as it defeated #TampaBayRowdies, 3:1, in the final, before a crowd of 74,901, at #GiantsStadium. Dennis Tueart scored twice & Giorgio Chinaglia added a tally for #NYCosmos.

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Steven T @steve1t.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#DidYouKnow? #OnThisDay in 1964 – #PhiladelphiaUkrainianNationals received a forfeit win (1:0) over #CDGuadalajara during Concacaf Champions Cup 2nd Round. The Mexican club had received a 3-year suspension by Concacaf & FMF after refusing to play ’63 Champions Cup Final (vs. #RacingClubHaïtien).