Soccer Corner Magazine June 1980

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies’ Rodney Marsh is featured on the cover…“NASL Notebook” chronicles how a majority of owners favored an expanded version of the Indoor season…The San Diego Sockers took a Mexican tour to Tijuana, Ensenada and Mexico City…The Rochester Lancers retired #10, worn by the late John Pedro. Pedro was one of Dragan Popovics first players he brought in. He died in a Portuguese 2nd division game…Jerry Epstein writes about Phil Parkes of the Chicago Sting, plus a center pull out poster of Parkes in action…More on Johan Cruyff’s trade to the Washington Diplomats…capping off with “The Giorgio Chinaglia Soccer Academy”…

“ASL Action” Yet more crisis in America’s second league…“Year Of Decision” is the title of the 1980 Preview…The Pennsylvania Stoners remained the one bright spot for the ASL (and were the first to wear a sponsor jersey—ALPO)…The Sunshine and Sacramento are featured in a picture from Murdoch Stadium (El Camino College)…”ASL Lands Top Trio” headlines the spread on Ron Newman, Jimmy Gabriel, Derek Lawthor and Rodney Marsh bringing their talents over…