Whilst skimming the business section of the Times of London this morning (because that's what
baller-assed suits such as myself do in between Powerpoint presentations and breakfasts of
California Condor eggs over easy) I accidentally spit mimosa all over my keyboard when I read the
following about the alleged recent purchase of the New York Cosmos name by former Tottenham
Vice-Chairman Paul Kemsley:
"Pele will be president of the company.
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There were two big New York soccer rumors reported in the media this past week. The first was
that Pele may be recruited by newly minted New York Cosmos owner Paul Kemsley to serve as President
of the organization, which he intends to build into a lifestyle brand as well as a football club.Â
The second is that David Beckham is eyeing New York, Miami or Montreal as the location in which to
exercise his right to start a new MLS franchise.
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WVHooligan 06 November @ 06:07 PM EST
I realize that the last official football match to take place at Giants Stadium was almost two
weeks ago between the Red Bulls and Toronto FC, but I still figured I'd throw my two cents in on
what was once a football mecca in this country. The first thing that comes to mind when thinking
about the Meadowlands is very mixed feelings.
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As I mentioned on Monday with the release of our latest podcast, we are making some exciting
changes at MLS Talk. One of these changes will be our new "Legends of MLS" series on both our
podcast and website. Often times, MLS History is unknown or hardly written for the new fan. We seek
to bridge a gap in understanding and recognition of certain players, coaches and clubs.
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National Soccer Hall of Fame Press Release:
ONEONTA, NY (November 2, 2009) – Two FIFA Women's World Cup champions, two men from the 1990 FIFA
World Cup squad, five North American Soccer League alumni, and a 7-time winner of the Lamar Hunt
U.S. Open Cup in the 1920s and 1930s are featured on the Election 2010 Veteran Player Ballot the
National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum announced today.
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Saturday, Oct. 24 was the day of the last professional soccer game at Giants
Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. While The Swamp has many pleasant memories for soccer
fans, particularly those old enough to remember the New York Cosmos, for the New York Red Bulls the
end could not have come soon enough.
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When the New York Red Bulls take on Toronto FC on Saturday night, it will mark the final soccer
game at Giants Stadium. With the new Giants Stadiums set to open in 2010, and the New York Red
Bulls moving into Red Bull Arena in the spring, soccer fans will finally be able to say farewell to
the former home of the New York Cosmos as well as the site of so many great soccer memories.
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When the New York Red Bulls take on Toronto FC on Saturday night, it will mark the final soccer
game at Giants Stadium. With the new Giants Stadiums set to open in 2010, and the New York Red
Bulls moving into Red Bull Arena in the spring, soccer fans will finally be able to say farewell to
the former home of the New York Cosmos as well as the site of so many great soccer memories.
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So long, farewell &Â good bye. This coming Saturday, October 24th will officially be the very
last time that this club (MetroStars & Red Bull NY) in the NYC metropolitan area & US Soccer will
call home. This famed stadium named after the NFL team that plays their pointy ball seasons also
shares it with the other football league in the American first division.
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Colin Jose, the preeminent historian of the sport in North America joins us on the podcast. This
show is a must listen for anyone interested in the evolution of the game in North America. Soccer
history in the US/Canada did not begin in the late 1980s, and the sport is not a new one in this
part of the world, as has been argued by some.
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Albion Road 21 September @ 12:27 PM EST
Growing up playing soccer in the United States is both a blessing and a curse. Most of us became
fans of the most popular sport in the entire world, yet in the United States the sport has a third
tier status that receives only a fraction of coverage and attention of the major sports in the US.
I am old enough to remember the rise and fall of the North American Soccer League.
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Over the next several days and in conjunction with Brian Quarstad (who wrote most of this piece
and whose counsel on USL matters is invaluable)Â I will be presenting to you a multi-part series
on the United Soccer Leagues. Where it has come from, where it might be going as well as some of
the behind the scene events that have taken place over the last several years as the league and
it's USL-1 owners struggle for control and direction.
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Over the next several days and in conjunction with Kartik Krishnaiyer I will be presenting to
you a multipart series on the United Soccer Leagues. Where it has come from, where it might be
going as well as some of the behind the scene events that have taken place over the last several
years as the league and it's USL-1 owners struggle for control and direction.
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Over the next several days and in conjunction with Kartik Krishnaiyer I will be presenting to
you a multipart series on the United Soccer Leagues. Where its come from, where it might be going
as well as some of the behind the scene events that have taken place over the last several years as
the league and it's USL-1 owners struggle for control and direction.
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Take a good look at that crest ladies and gentleman. We all remember it fondly as this was the
most famous name in all of football during the era of the North American Soccer League (NASL). We
remember the movie about the history of the New York Cosmos and how popular they were once famed
Brazilian International Striker Pele came to these shores and created a major buzz over in Downing
Stadium at Randalls Island (Which was torn down and rebuilt as Icahn Stadium), Hofstra University,
the first Yankee Stadium and finally calling Giants Stadium home at the Meadowlands in the late
70's thru the mid 80's.
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New York Cosmos logo
The New York Cosmos are back! The legendary name had been more or less in mothballs for years
under the control of G. Peppe Pinton, long rumoured to have been asking for extravagant payment for
the trademark. And given what a circus the team was at times (even if this wasn't always a bad
thing), it's perhaps appropriate (if rather sad) that the trademark of the team has been purchased
and will apparently be used for a reborn Cosmos as "a traveling array of all-stars, playing matches
around the world.
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Kartik of Major League Soccer Talk took some time to interview our own Technical Director/Interim
Head Coach Peter Vermes about his playing days, the Claudio Lopez signing, the 2000 Kansas City
Wizards team and more. Click over to MLS Talk for the podcast. If you haven't yet bookmarked the
site, it's also a good one to browse on a regular basis.
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MIKE JACOBS 13 August @ 12:48 PM EST
Alex Yannis was the New York Cosmos beat writer for the New York Times during a great time in
American soccer, chronicling the exploits of Pele, Franz Beckenbauer and Giorgio Chinaglia in the
1970's.
Despite being a child of the 70's and growing up a devout Cosmos fan, I was also a neighbor of
Yannis.
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Grant Wahl's extraordinary book The Beckham Experiment was finally released today.
Amazon.com: The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to Conquer America:
Grant Wahl: Books Amazon.com: The Beckham Experiment: How the World's Most Famous Athlete Tried to
Conquer America: Grant Wahl: Books
Amazon.
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July 7, 1977 - Eddie Firmani, the Rowdies first coach, is named as head coach of the New York
Cosmos. Firmani, who had coached the Rowdies to the NASL title in their inaugural year in 1975, had
resigned his post with the Rowdies just one month previously; a resignation that Tampa Bay
management never accepted.
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kenn.com 03 July @ 09:08 PM EST
Back after a week's vacation, Dan Loney and I pick up with Episode 13 of
Four At the Back by looking at the US Nats' shocking run to the Confederations Cup final,
the potential demise of the Xtreme Soccer League and third-round results in the Lamar Hunt US Open
Cup, plus we talk to soccer historian and author Roger Allaway about his new book,
Corner Offices & Corner Kicks.
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EPL Talk 01 July @ 12:28 PM EST
It's just a rumour right now, but it's one which will have most football fans salivating. Is
Martin Tyler in talks with ESPN to become one of the network's commentators for its coverage of the
2010 World Cup?
In an interview with Sports Illustrated published today, ESPN's executive vice president for
content John Skipper said that ""we will have international talent.
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Shortly after I started this blog in October 2008, I received an email from Dave Wasser. Wasser
is a name that may be new to those of you who are younger.  Those of us from the US who have
been around the game for a while have come to rely on Wasser to bring back memories of a very
important part of our soccer development in this country, the North America Soccer League
(NASL).
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Shortly after I started this blog in October 2008, I received an email from Dave Wasser. Wasser
is a name that may be new to those of you who are younger.  Those of us from the US who have
been around the game for a while have come to rely on Wasser to bring back memories of a very
important part of our soccer development in this country, the North America Soccer League
(NASL).
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Adam Spangler at This Is American Soccer recently ran a fascinating interview with Peppe Pinton,
the man who (supposedly) owns the rights to the name "Cosmos". Included in the interview, in
which...
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Something to read while Didier Drogba tells you exactly what he thinks (Warning: NSFW)... England
fans set a world bizarre record (The Beautiful Game) Return of the New York Cosmos? (This is
American Soccer) Nicklas Bendtner's "wardrobe malfunction" (Arsenal Offside) German youngsters 1-0
lightning (SportsRubbish) Revolutionizing soccer.
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Du Nord 05 May @ 02:34 PM EST
STARTERSFeliz Cinco de Mayo mi Amigos!
UEFA Champions LeagueMake love to me on Twitter: dunord
UEFA Champions LeagueSemifinals Second Leg Matches (with First Leg scores included):
-Tue May 5
Arsenal v Manchester United (0-1) - 1:30 Central on ESPN2
-Wed May 6
Chelsea v Barcelona (0-0) - 1:30 Central on ESPN2
MLSHow come so few are giving Chivas USA any credit for their early season dominance?
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You really should read this. It's a bit long --in a good way-- so you might want to save it for
lunch time so you'll have something to check out while your sandwich crumbs get all up in your
keyboard. Designated Player Adam Spangler of This Is American Soccer went out to the New Jersey
headquarters of Peppe Pinton, the man who owns the rights to the New York Cosmos, and came back
with the tale of a man who after years of grandstanding and dillusion sounds a little desperate to
get back in the game.
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Adam Spangler at "This Is American Soccer" scored a revealing interview with past and present
owner of the New York Cosmos name, franchise and trademark, Mr. Peppe Pinton. The
colorful owner was as outspoken and flamboyant as ever, touting the Cosmos name, his role in
bringing the team to prominence and his insistence on protecting and maintaining the good image and
reputation of the team in tact.
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In 2004 Pele named the FIFA 125 greatest living footballers as part of the celebration of FIFA's
100th Anniversary. If you were to believe everything you read in the European press about football
in this corner of the globe you'd believe we'd never seen good football or world class footballers
before David Beckham touched down in Carson.
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Former North American Soccer League executive Clive Toye has been elected to the CONCACAF Hall of
Fame. Toye is already a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame class of 2003. Toye was an
executive with the New York Cosmos when the decision was made to sign Pele, and later served in
leadership positions with the Chicago Sting, Toronto Blizzard, and the league as interim
commissioner.
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It appears that the new team will be called F.C. New York, which will disappoint some followers who
were hoping for the resurrection of the New York Cosmos. It also seems that club will have an
affiliation with a major European club. You can read more about it by reading this a
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MLS Rumors 01 April @ 01:30 PM EST
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I wrote this review of the Once in a Lifetime film when it was released two and a half years
ago in South Florida theaters for another website. After the review from 2006, I have updated my
thoughts on the subject and film which have evolved over the past few years: ONCE IN A LIFETIME IS
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