If you have been following the Borough Boys movement, I’m sure you know how big a player David Beckham could be in the future of a Major League Soccer franchise in New York City. For those of you who are just learning of us, here’s a bit of a recap:
- January 11, 2007: it was confirmed that David Beckham would join the Los Angeles Galaxy as MLS’s first designated player. Soon after this, speculation began that within Beckham’s contract it stated that he would have the option to own an MLS franchise once he retires
CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION to bring the Cosmos back, please sign it if you are a fan of a NYC team and the Cosmos! Send this to all the soccer fans you know so we can begin the process of rallying NYC behind the Cosmos.
Need movtivation? Here is Stevie Hunt putting the Cosmos up 1-0 in the 1977 NASL Soccer Bowl!
Things might have been quiet this past year but The Borough Boys have continued to work towards bringing a professional team to New York City. Recently we had a meeting with a group that represents the New York Cosmos and we have on good measure to let all our members and supporters know that this group plans a considerable push to bring the New York Cosmos back.
While certain that I am not the only one who got an email like this today, I feel it is very important to soccer not only in New York City but in the United States.
Go to the USA Bid Committee's website and invite five of your friends to join the movement, and then have them invite five of their friends. We need every advantage possible to win the World Cup, and public opinion does matter.
A few years ago this video found its way around the web and soccer fans all over New York City got fired up. This video most likely was just a trial balloon. This video combined with a report in the New York times started a movement to bring another club to New York City.
Today the World Cup Bid Committee announced the cities that will be part of its official bid for the World Cup and New York was on that list. This comes as no surprise as New York did host a game in the 1994 World Cup at Giants Stadium, and with a brand new world class facility at the Meadowlands, it was hard to imagine they would keep New York City out of the equation this time around.
This is great news for the City of New York as well as the northern part of New Jersey because if the USA is selected to host the tournament, tourism dollars will be pouring into the areas economy. No news yet over what city will host the final, but one can hope!
The Hamburg based club which is best known for its "kult" like support has fans in New York City. The East River Pirates were founded in 2008 and have really made strides in building their stature not only here in New York City, but also over in Germany as proved in this Spiegel article.
Join the group for their next viewing* this Saturday, January 16th as St. Pauli face off against Rot Weiss Ahlen. The group watches its games in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at:
While every year you have your basic stuff to be excited about, 2010 seems like it can be an even a better year for NYC soccer and here is your guide for some key events coming up and how to be there:
