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The forgotten history of soccer in Detroit. Banner - St. Andrews Scots vs. Philadelphia Ukranians 1959 [US Presswire]

Trevor Francis and Johan Cruyff catch up at a match between the Detroit Express and the Los Angeles Aztecs at the Rose Bowl
William Clay Ford, right, grandson of Henry Ford, takes the ball after a pass from Lawrence Beecher, left, during a soccer game at the St. Mary's Navy Pre-Flight School, where they are aviation cadets, in Oakland, Calif., April 23,1945
View of men from the Detroit Football Club, some wearing shirts with old English "D", posing on bleachers. Printed on ball: "Detroit F.C. 1911."
Illustration of the Detroit Association Foot Ball Team, 3 rows of players with "Detroit" written on their shirts and 5 club officials in suits, front row seated and last two rows standing. Two trophies are placed in front of the players seated in the first row with the middle player with a football in his lap. Caption: "The Detroit Association Foot Ball Team, [Back] J.D. King, Wm Kay, M'Pherson, Fleming, John M'Kendrick, J.S. M'Kay, A.P. Young, [Middle] Corbett, Collie, Mascot, M'Millan, Stewart, Jas. M'Kendrick [Front] Ramsey, Henderson, W. M'Kendrick