Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
05/04/2026
The Bermudian who brought a Soccer Bowl championship to the Bay will be in attendance on May 7.
Even before Lionel Messi, Son Heung-min and now Antoine Griezmann, American soccer leagues welcomed some of Europe’s biggest names.
Bermudian Clyde Best, during his time in a West Ham United kit in the late-1960s, was often the only Black man in the stadium. He scored 47 goals for the legendary first division club before ending up with Tampa Bay Rowdies where he earned 22 caps and helped bring home the 1975 NASL Soccer Bowl championship.
