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 Frank Borghi,
U.S. goalkeeper &
Gino Pariani
, inside forward, lifelong pals
from "The Hill" in St. Louis, join "Just Kickin' It"
host
Dave Birnbaum on how "The
Game of Their Lives" was really played in Belo Horizonte,
Brazil in the U.S. 1-0 defeat of England in the
1950 World Cup
match which stunned the World.
 What
pressure was the U.S. really under? How did their prior 1-3
defeat against Spain affect their game against England? Did the
St. Louis players get along with the rest of the team?
Life growing up in the Italian
community on "The Hill" and how sports brought the neighborhood
kids together. Soccer, baseball, stickball, family and more.
Watch the motion picture "The
Game of Their Lives" playing at your local theater.
About the National Soccer Hall
of Fame and Museum
 Located in
Oneonta, NY, the National Soccer Hall of Fame opened a 30,000
square foot, state-of-the-art museum in 1999. The Hall of Fame
tells the story of soccer in
America through artifacts, photographs, and video clips. The new
Hall features an extensive interactive, youth oriented Kicks
Zone where visitors have fun kicking,
heading and playing computer trivia stations and video
soccer games. The VideoWall portrays some of the greatest
moments and the greatest goals in history as well as live soccer
action with World Cup, MLS, and U.S. Soccer matches. Unique and
rare artifacts on exhibit range from the world’s oldest soccer
ball to the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy won by the USA in
1999,
Pelé's and Mia Hamm’s uniforms, Kristine Lilly’s golden
shoes, NASL championship rings, the original MLS championship
trophy, MLS gallery - it’s all at the National Soccer Hall of
Fame. In addition to the interactive Museum, the National Soccer
Hall of Fame complex boasts the
Kicks
Zone Store,
a research library, four world-class soccer fields and
office/meeting facilities. The Hall plans to add a stadium, an
indoor soccer arena and housing facilities in the future.
The mission of
the National Soccer Hall of Fame is to celebrate the history,
honor the heroes, inspire the youth and preserve the legacy of
soccer in the United States.
The National
Soccer Hall of Fame is open every day of the year, except
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Admission is $9.00 for
adults, $8.00 for students, $6.50 for children 6 or older and
senior citizens. Children 5 and under are free.
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