[NASL] They won’t be playing in August, but the New York Cosmos have begun to stock up on players for their inaugural season in the NASL. Hunter Freeman, who spent six seasons in MLS and two in Norway, signed with the Cosmos instead of joining the New England Revolution, who had acquired his MLS rightsin […]
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And now for another New York stadium plan …
[NASL] It’s not the New York soccer stadium everyone has been talking about, but the New York Cosmos announced they’ve initiated plans to build a 25,000-seatsoccer stadium as part of the construction of an entertainment complex at Belmont Park. The Cosmos’ announcement does not indicate which league would play in the stadium — MLS or […]
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New Fox Soccer show 'My Beautiful Game' debuts Jan. 26
By Paul Kennedy David Beckham, Clint Dempsey and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol are among the personalities who relive their top soccer memories on Fox Soccer’s new original series “My Beautiful Game,” premiering Jan. 26. (NOTE: Fox Soccer has pushed back the launch originally scheduled for Saturday.) Produced by Magic Pictures International and Fox […]
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Cosmos get their (Long Island) guy
[NASL] The New York Cosmos’ first player signing is Long Island native Carlos Mendes. The 31-year-old defender spentseven seasons in MLS, the first six with New York and the last with Columbus. Mendes was born and raised in Mineola, where he played his youth soccer for the Mineola PortugueseSoccer Club, and currently resides in […]
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Supporters react negatively to Cosmos' delayed start
[NASL] The decision by the expansion New York Cosmos to delay their entry into the NASL until the fall 2013 season — the league will play fall and springseasons and take the winners of both halves for the Soccer Bowl championship — was met with almost universal disdain from supporters around the league. The This […]
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Cosmos delay start until fall 2013
[NASL] Fans waiting to see the rebirth of the New York Cosmos will have to wait a little longer. The club announced that it will delay its launch until the 2013NASL fall season. The league will adopt spring and fall championships — along the lines of split seasons played in Latin America — and it […]
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Champion Minnesota's future in jeopardy
[NASL] A year after winning the inaugural NASL title as the No. 6 seeds, the Minnesota Stars are at it again. They won their first playoff game as the No. 6seeds and begin their semifinal series with the regular-season champion San Antonio Scorpions. But the Stars have more than their title defense on their minds. […]
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New, new Cosmos receive blessing
[NASL] The New York Cosmos are back. Not in MLS — at least not yet — but in the North American Soccer League, the league of the same name in which they onceplayed. The Cosmos will begin league play in the 2013 season as the NASL’s ninth team. No announcement on a stadium — the […]
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He was simply Giorgio Chinaglia
[MY VIEW] It was a surreal scene, one I’ve never forgotten. And it’s tough to describe, because it sounds like I’m making the whole thing up. In thelate 1970s, the New York Cosmos were the most famous franchise in the entire sports world. A pro soccer team with superstars like Pele, Franz Beckenbauer,Carlos Alberto — […]
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The many sides of Giorgio Chinaglia
By Paul Gardner Which Giorgio? The Giorgio I enjoyed being with, the easy-going one with the boyish smile and the sense of humor? Or the Giorgio I admired, thegoal-scorer, the player who could always be relied upon to liven up any game because, with him on the field, the thought of a dour defensive struggle […]