1967: When LA Wolves conquered the USA

Overview

Football or Soccer has had an interesting journey in America but one thing is for certain, there would be no Beckham, Rooney or Ibrahimovic in the MLS, without the LA Wolves. In 1967, the United Soccer Association gave the USA its first taste of professional soccer and Wolverhampton Wanderers were one of 12 teams transported to the States to kickstart the movement. Culminating in the 'greatest soccer game ever seen', discover the unique story of when Wolves transformed into the Los Angeles Wolves for seven weeks during the summer of love to conquer the USA. Full Wolves Studios documentary in partnership with FootballCo and Mundial.

Directed by James Bird, Owen Blackhurst

Top cast

Alun Evans

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Bobby Thomson

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David Burnside

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Dave Wagstaffe

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Dave Woodfield

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Derek Dougan

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Ernie Hunt

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Fred Davies

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Gerry Taylor

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John Holsgrove

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Les Wilson

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Peter Knowles

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