Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
2006 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 1,559 VOTES · DIR. Paul Crowder, John Dower
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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00:00:07 'Goal!'
00:04:39 It's just up and down, up and down.
00:08:41 It captivated him. The man owned movie studios.
00:12:36 'Nesuhi and I gave a big party at the World Cup.'
00:16:02 A chimp named Harold from his day-job was the team's first mascot.
00:19:28 Needless to say, when the magazine hit the newsstand
00:24:21 The idea of signing Pelé was either Phil Woosnam's or mine.
00:28:01 And they didn't want to let him go.
00:31:31 he said, "My God, you guys can do anything, you know?
00:35:39 He was going to move it into the realm of a big-time league.
00:39:17 You think you'd get used to it.
00:42:54 'who he had come to take down.'
00:47:22 'I remember Ross wearing a pair of Cosmos sweatpants
00:51:19 We knew about the Cosmos team and the personnel
00:54:46 Americanizing the game.
00:58:54 Just weeks before he was fired
01:02:38 '... looting, mugging and a thousand false fire alarms.'
01:07:21 'was how excited the players were.'
01:10:55 'with their tailgates open at the back, barbecues going, flags waving.'
01:14:52 He said, "I was on the West Coast when we played Minnesota
01:19:19 They'd again be pushed to the brink of elimination
01:23:22 this guy would be there with his head in his hand and saying
01:27:03 He worked for Warners which was good.
100:00:00 pack Wembley Stadium