How Did Philadelphia Become a World Cup City?
Join the Great Game Lab in Philadelphia for an in-person event on how soccer connects with the city.
- In-Person
- Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103 - 6:30PM – 8:30PM EDT
Curious about how our nation, and a city known for its Eagles, Phillies, 76ers, and Flyers, came to embrace soccer, the world’s most popular sport? Join the Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia with the Great Game Lab at Arizona State University and Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ to explore how Philadelphia became a World Cup city.
As Philadelphia marks its 250th anniversary and prepares to welcome a global audience, this in-person only event will consider how the city connects to the world today.
Featuring a preview screening of Gritty but Global, followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Yana Pashaeva; Andrés Martinez, author of The Great Game: A Tale of Two Footballs and America’s Quest to Conquer Global Sport; Jonathan Todd, Director of Social Impact, World Cup 26 Philadelphia; and Racheal Gray of the Philadelphia Union’s Sons of Ben supporters group.
Note: This is an in-person only event at the Parkway Central Library in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Can’t make it? Check out the Gritty but Global documentary .