Sporting Kansas City’s and Major League Soccer’s first manager, Ron Newman passed away today. Newman was a legend that can be credited with helping the game grow and survive in the Uninited States.
To list Newman’s honors would be a long list but here area a few: U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame, the US Indoor Soccer Hall of Fame, Atlanta Hall of Fame, San Diego Hall of Champions, the USL Hall of Fame and the Dallas Walk of Fame. Teams in the Major Arena Soccer League compete for the Ron Newman Cup.
Newman was inducted to the U.