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 Ed McIlvenny's
widow (Sheila),
John 'Clarkie' Benevides Souza and JKI's
Dave Birnbaum on the
real game played at Belo Horizonte in Brazil's
1950 World Cup in
which the U.S. beat mighty England by a 1-0 score.
In the film "The
Game of Their Lives,"
Ed McIlvenny (halfback, team captain)
is portrayed by Hall of Famer
John
Harkes
and
John 'Clarkie' Souza
(inside forward) by Nelson Vargas.
 Sheila, from England and a
diehard English football fan, was shocked at the U.S. victory.
She recounts meeting by chance Ed McIlvenny later in 1950 in
England, and decides to marry America's team captain, the man
who helped defeat her nation's mighty
World Cup
squad. Ed later
played for
Manchester United. What was Ed McIlvenny really like?
"Clarkie," now 85 years old, on
how the American actually managed to beat England and the legacy
of his teammates. What does pig bladder have to do with "Clarkie?"
Find out, on
Just Kickin' It ....
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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