Bill Archer started the “legacy” talk a couple of days ago with a good piece on Pele being trotted out to stir up interest in any vaguely New York-ish soccer endeavor, though I was disappointed in the lack of a shoutout to the Simpsons’ “Crestfield Wax Paper” segment.
Then I happened upon this piece on the reborn Dallas Sidekicks, tying together the history of the decorated indoor team. That included a line that will make soccer purists spit in horror:
The success of the Sidekicks is one of the main reasons soccer is now the most popular youth sport in North Texas.
I wasn’t aware of it, but the Sidekicks’ most remarkable season is documented in this wonderfully ’80s film. Haven’t seen this much feathered hair and heard this much synth music since a-ha ruled the airwaves.
When that film was made, outdoor soccer was pretty much dead. (I did enjoy seeing Eddie Radwanski, who went back outdoors with my local Greensboro/Carolina Dynamo.) The MISL was all there was, and it wasn’t doing badly. Did the Colorado Rapids have that many people greeting them at the airport when they arrived home from MLS Cup?
And just what is indoor soccer’s place in keeping the game alive?
Duresport.com 
Reborn, and with Tatu as the coach? That’s awesome.
Was into indoor soccer before I was into outdoor soccer. Loved watching the Baltimore Blast growing up. Didn’t love them losing to San Diego in the final seemingly every year. San Diego…beautiful city, deadly indoor soccer team.