FEATURE: Taiwan's soccer roots start in colonial Tainan
FEATURE: Taiwan’s soccer roots start in colonial Tainan BUILDING A LEGACY: More than 100 years ago, missionary Edward Band formed what is considered the nation’s first soccer club, which quickly dominated the south By Jason Pan / Staff reporter When Taiwan Steel in November last year won the Taiwan Football Premier League title, they brought the game home to Tainan, where it was first introduced to the nation by an Englishman during the Japanese colonial period. The win was the first time since the start of top-flight competition in the early ...
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