Former Real Madrid striker Raul Gonzalez on Tuesday reached an agreement to play for New York Cosmos, beginning in January 2015. According to AS, the 37-year-old will travel to theUnited States this week to sign a new contract, which will commit him to the club for at least the next two seasons.
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Report: Raul to Join Cosmos
Marca reports that Real Madrid legend Raul Gonzalez is close to securing a move to the NASL’s New York Cosmos for one season. According to the report, Raul has taken his entirefamily to New York, something that was key in securing the move. After he completes his season in New York, Raul, 37, will return […]
Cosmos and Indy Eleven stymied at home again
[NASL: Fall Week 5] Both the 2013 champion New York Cosmos and expansion Indy Eleven are having trouble at home. The Cosmos are now winless in three games in thefall championship with a 0-0 tie against FC Edmonton Wednesday night, while 10-man Indy, which has yet to win at home in its first season. had […]
What They're Saying: Giovanni Savarese
“I just wanted to be clear. It wasn’t for us the World Cup … it was the U.S. Open Cup. We treat it as it is; as the U.S. Open Cup. But the different thing is that we treat it with respect for thecompetition and for our fans.” — Giovanni Savarese, coach of the NASL’s […]
Cosmos lead NASL sweep over MLS opposition
[U.S. OPEN CUP] On a night when NASL teams swept their three matchups with MLS teams in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the New York Cosmos, the 2013 NASL champions,were the big winners with a 3-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls in the first Big Apple derby. The Carolina RailHawks and Atlanta […]
New York bragging rights on the line
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The New York Cosmos, the 2013 NASL champions, host the New York Red Bulls, the 2103 MLS Supporters Shield winners, for New York bragging rights intheir first meeting Saturday night in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. It’s one of three MLS-NASL battles on Saturday. WEDNESDAY. The San JoseEarthquakes and Houston Dynamo both […]
Remembering Marinho — who smiled so brilliantly on the sport of soccer
By Paul Gardner I find Jose Mourinho an irritant. Nothing more. His constant presence, his non-stop efforts to create headlines for himself, his not particularlyinteresting comments on world soccer — always, it seems to me, carefully measured to make sure that he comes over as more important than Messi or Ronaldo or Suarez, to ensure […]
Cosmos-Red Bulls matchup in cards for fourth round
[U.S. OPEN CUP] The possible pairings and home teams have been set for the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup that will mark the entry of the 16 MLS clubs. Amongthe possibilities: a much-anticipated first clash between the New York Red Bulls and the NASL champion New York Cosmos if the Cosmos beat the […]
Race for spring championship tightens
[NASL: Week 5] After the fifth of the nine-week spring championship, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Minnesota United FC are tied for first place and only threepoints separate the top four teams after the New York Cosmos’ 1-0 win over Minnesota on Monday night. Midfielder Marcos Senna snapped the Cosmos’294-minute scoreless drought when he scored […]
Minnesota and New York top charts
[NASL: Week 2] On a night when four of the five games were played before sellout crowds, Minnesota United grabbed a last-second winner at Ottawa, and the New YorkCosmos won at FC Edmonton to command the top spot in the NASL with two wins apiece. For the second week in a row, expansion Indy Eleven […]
