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Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)

ALL 05/19/2006 (en) Documentary 97 Min
  • Release
    05/19/2006
  • Production
    Passion Pictures, Cactus Three, ESPN Original Entertainment, GreeneStreet Films, BBC, Diamond Docs
  • Rotten tomato
    69%
  • Original title
    Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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The untold story of the team that had America at its feet.

Overview

In the 1970s the North American Soccer League marked the first attempt to introduce soccer to American sports fans. While most teams had only limited success at best, one managed to break through to genuine mainstream popularity - the New York Cosmos. The brainchild of Steve Ross (Major executive at Warner Communications) and the Ertegun brothers (Founders of Atlantic Records), the Cosmos got off to a rocky start in 1971, but things changed in 1975 when the world's most celebrated soccer star, the Brazilian champion Pele, signed with the Cosmos for a five-million-dollar payday. With the arrival of Pele, the Cosmos became a hit and the players became the toast of the town, earning their own private table at Studio 54. A number of other international soccer stars were soon lured to the Cosmos, including Franz Beckenbauer, Rodney Marsh, and Carlos Alberto, but with the turn of the decade, the team began losing favor with fans and folded in 1985.

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Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) 97 Min

ALL 05/19/2006 (en)
Documentary
  • Release 05/19/2006
  • Production
    Passion Pictures, Cactus Three, ESPN Original Entertainment, GreeneStreet Films, BBC, Diamond Docs
  • Original title Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

The untold story of the team that had America at its feet.

Overview

In the 1970s the North American Soccer League marked the first attempt to introduce soccer to American sports fans. While most teams had only limited success at best, one managed to break through to genuine mainstream popularity - the New York Cosmos. The brainchild of Steve Ross (Major executive at Warner Communications) and the Ertegun brothers (Founders of Atlantic Records), the Cosmos got off to a rocky start in 1971, but things changed in 1975 when the world's most celebrated soccer star, the Brazilian champion Pele, signed with the Cosmos for a five-million-dollar payday. With the arrival of Pele, the Cosmos became a hit and the players became the toast of the town, earning their own private table at Studio 54. A number of other international soccer stars were soon lured to the Cosmos, including Franz Beckenbauer, Rodney Marsh, and Carlos Alberto, but with the turn of the decade, the team began losing favor with fans and folded in 1985.

  1. Paul Crowder, John Dower

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Benjamin Murray

    Editor

  4. Producer



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