While the rebuild of the Cosmos senior team has been a big focal point for much of 2017, not much has been said about the state of the B team, besides the schedule they are to play in the NPSL this season. T hat changed on Friday morning, when the club announced seventeen players joining for the 2017 season. Continue reading
Giovanni Savarese at the home opener [Photo: Steve Hamlin/TICC]
Savarese, with a smile, folds his arms and looks up.
“Every year with the Cosmos has been unique and different.” Continue reading
Jimmy Maurer [Photo: Steve Hamlin/TICC]
Darrius Barnes [Photo: Steve Hamlin/TICC]
Over the past ten days, you, the fans, have been able to raise $790 to help us cover some costs we’ve incurred over the past few years. We’re so grateful for the support thus far, and now we’re sweetening the pot for you all. Continue reading
Ryan Richter [Photo: Steve Hamlin/TICC]
The day is December 1st, and this is the introduction The Play Podcast host Bobby Warshaw gives the Cosmos right back. The episode is a beautiful analysis of a goal by Chelsea star winger Pedro, but a roughly two-minute conversation at the beginning of the recording serves as an indicator of the type of offseason the Philadelphia native was having. Continue reading
2016 Season Review
Fresh off a title in 2015, the New York Cosmos came out of Raul and Marcos Senna’s joint retirement poised for the same result. Boasting new signings such as former Tottenham star Niko Kranjcar, MLS standouts Michael Lahoud and Jairo Arrieta, and returning many key elements of the 2015 team, many believed the Cosmos had assembled their deepest and most talented squad in the modern era. In fact, many in Cosmos Country expected this to be the year the Cosmos advanced another round deeper into the U.S. Open Cup. Continue reading
2016 Season Review
Last season began in disarray for Indy Eleven. With an astounding eighteen players on their way out the door, including Brazilian midfielder Kléberson, incoming Head Coach and former San Antonio Scorpions manager Tim Hankinson had his work cut out for him. With rumors of unrest in the locker room, players coming and going daily, and Hankinson publicly expressing his frustrations in preseason, many around the NASL expected a down year for the third-year club. Continue reading
It appears that despite an offseason of great turmoil, the NASL has been able to keep much of its 2016 broadcast lineup. On Wednesday, the league announced the return of beIN Sports and ESPN3 to their offering of national broadcast options. Additionally, the San Francisco Deltas independently announced that they reached a deal to broadcast all of their home games live on Twitter. Continue reading
[L-R] Carlos Mendes, Jimmy Maurer, and Ayoze in new kits [Photo: Eytan Calderon/TICC]