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The Legend of Bela Lugosi & Dracula's Cup

October 28, 2025 by Joshua Duder

Bela Lugosi, immigrated to the United States and brought with him a love for continental soccer. He organized an Hungarian immigrant team in Southern California and was so involved in the sport that the cup match between the top teams in Southern and Northern California bore his name.

By Joshua Duder

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October 28, 2025 /Joshua Duder
Soccer, Soccer History, Coverage, feature, Los Angeles Soccer History, Dracula's Cup, Bela Lugosi, Hungarian Soccer History, Immigrant Soccer, Kicking Back
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Kicking Back: L.A. Skyhawks - Champions, 1976

August 15, 2022 by Joshua Duder

The club captured lightning in the bottle: the right place; the right front office; the right head coach; and the right mixture of players. In 1976 the sky was the limit for US soccer and an expansion club from the San Fernando Valley playing in the minor leagues was the epitome of that marvelous future waiting right around the corner.

by Dan Creel

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August 15, 2022 /Joshua Duder
feature, coverage, Kicking Back, soccer history, American soccer league, LA Skyhawks, Los Angeles Soccer History, LA Soccer, American Soccer League
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