”If the 31-year-old Englishman appears undaunted, his career trajectory has been meteoric. Now it’s easier for a player who impresses US coach Jill Ellis to get the call. o on Sunday, on 16 April 1967, professional soccer took its first bold steps in the US as the National Professional Soccer League made its debut. The erstwhile US goalkeeper was serving the first leg of his three-game suspension due to what the l.