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Harvard–Yale Soccer Rivalry
The Harvard–Yale soccer rivalry is a rivalry between Harvard University and Yale University. The men's series has been played regularly since 1907, while the women's teams have played since 1977. For over fifty years, the annual Harvard–Yale Association football, soccer game was played as a "curtain raiser" to the schools' gridiron football game, known simply as Harvard–Yale football rivalry, The Game. In addition to its varsity soccer teams which compete in the Ivy League, the two schools' intramural soccer champions have regularly featured in the annual Harkness Cup games, named after Edward Harkness, a benefactor of both universities. History The soccer rivalry between Harvard and Yale has been compared to the association football rivalry between University of Cambridge, Cambridge University and University of Oxford, Oxford University. Early years The early history of the soccer rivalry between the men's sides dates back to the 1870s, and is intertwined with the evol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvard Crimson Men's Soccer
The Harvard Crimson men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Harvard University. The team is a member of the Ivy League of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Crimson fielded their first varsity team in 1905, making the team one of the oldest college soccer programs in the United States, and one of the oldest continuously operating soccer programs in the United States. Most of the Crimson's success came in the mid-1910s, where they won two ISFL championships (the college soccer predecessor to the NCAA), and again in the late 1920s to the early 1930s. Several professional soccer players, including Shep Messing, Ross Friedman, Andre Akpan, Michael Fucito and John Catliff played for the Crimson, as well as several notable professionals outside of the soccer world. This includes Theodore Roosevelt III, Daniel Needham and John Johansen. Since their 1930 ISFL title, the Crimson have failed to win a national title, although in the late 1960s and ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
