Clive Toye
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Clive Toye was a pioneering soccer executive best known for helping popularize the sport in the United States during the 1970s, including playing a key role in bringing global stars like Pelé to the NASL.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clive Toye canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British person
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author ⓘ football administrator ⓘ sports executive ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| employer |
Chicago Sting
NERFINISHED
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New York Cosmos NERFINISHED ⓘ North American Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Blizzard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
association football
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sports management ⓘ sports promotion ⓘ |
| genre | sports writing ⓘ |
| hasRole |
club executive
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journalist ⓘ league commissioner ⓘ sports promoter ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of the North American Soccer League
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growth of professional soccer in the United States ⓘ popular perception of soccer in the U.S. sports market ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being an early promoter of professional soccer in the United States
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helping popularize soccer in the United States in the 1970s ⓘ leadership roles in the North American Soccer League ⓘ playing a key role in bringing Pelé to the North American Soccer League ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | early professionalization of soccer in North America ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to increased media attention for soccer in the U.S.
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helped raise NASL’s international profile in the 1970s ⓘ helped secure Pelé’s move to the New York Cosmos ⓘ |
| notableWork |
efforts to sign Pelé to the New York Cosmos
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promotion of high-profile international stars in the NASL ⓘ |
| occupation |
football administrator
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soccer executive ⓘ sports journalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commissioner of the North American Soccer League
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executive at Chicago Sting ⓘ executive at New York Cosmos ⓘ executive at Toronto Blizzard ⓘ general manager of New York Cosmos ⓘ president of New York Cosmos ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| workedOn |
expansion of the NASL fan base
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marketing of the New York Cosmos ⓘ recruitment of global soccer stars to the NASL ⓘ |
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