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Pitch Invasion: How the USA Changed Soccer
2026 · BBC iPlayer · 58 min · 1 season
Latest episode
S01E02 · Episode 2
Mon, 8 June, 9:00 pm
How David Beckham helped revive US soccer after its collapse in the 1980s.
About
Star-spangled soccer, from Best to Beckham. How the USA gave a declining, hooligan-ridden sport a family friendly makeover. It didn't just grow the game, it changed it forever.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Mon, 8 June· 58 minHow superstars like Pelé and George Best brought soccer to America in the 1970s.
- E02
Episode 2
Mon, 8 June· 58 minHow David Beckham helped revive US soccer after its collapse in the 1980s.
