New York, NY (October 25, 2010) - On Saturday, October 23, 2010 the New York Cosmos celebrated Pelé’s 70th birthday by hosting a fan appreciation event at New York’s Planet Hollywood located at the heart of Times Square. Hundreds of Cosmos fans enthusiastically waited in line for their free t-shirt and 2011 Official Fan Ball. What was intriguing about Saturday’s event [...]

“Pelé is one of the few who contradicted my theory: instead of fifteen minutes of fame, he will have fifteen centuries.” - Andy Warhol New York, NY (October 22, 2010) - Recognized to the world as Pelé, Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born in Três Corações, Brazil on October 23, 1940. Tomorrow, the greatest Soccer Ambassador this Beautiful Game has ever produced is turning [...]

New York, NY (October 18, 2010) - “Most of today’s fans have never seen him play, and yet they feel he is somehow part of their lives.” – Henry Kissinger In honor of Pelé’s 70th birthday, the New York Cosmos are giving his fans the opportunity of a lifetime when they’ll be able to be part of the celebration. On Saturday, October [...]

*New York Cosmos Press Release August 25, 2010 (New York, NY) – The New York Cosmos continues its commitment to grassroots and youth soccer with two key announcements made today – Giovanni Savarese will be the Director of Cosmos Academy (East) and a partnership with Los Angeles Futbol Club (LAFC) will form Cosmos Academy (West). These announcements further build on the [...]

New York, NY (October 1, 2010) - On October 1, 1977, Pelé played his final game with the New York Cosmos at Giants Stadium. Over 77,000 fans packed the stadium to witness Pelé score his final goal in a 2-1 victory against his former club, Santos FC. For many fans, it was a sad day in their lives and the clouds [...]

Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York (August  1, 2010) - During the halftime of the Copa NYC final match between Poland and Jamaica, Brazilian great Pele made a rare appearance to announce the return of the once NASL five-time powerhouse champion, the New York Cosmos. As the Cosmos Honorary President, Pele made it clear to the thousands of fans in attendance [...]

  Don Garber spoke a bit today with  ESPN’s Soccer Today podcast and the topic of expansion and the Cosmos came up. Below are the quotes from Garber which you can listen to here. (27:40 it starts) The hosts asked about the tactic of going after a stadium before an ownership group: Garber “There is no risk because we don’t have to [...]

Established in 2007, The Borough Boys Supporters Club’s mission is to assist in bringing a top flight soccer club to New York City. Our method is to build a grass roots movement to support our goal, and to put the right parties together to make our dream a reality. When a team is announced, The Borough Boys will dedicate themselves [...]

  Major League Soccer stated that New York City is still the focus of Major League Soccer despite today’s Sacramento news. “but we could expand beyond 20 teams at some point, however there are no specific plans right now for expansion beyond 20 teams. There are multiple markets from Detroit, to Miami, to Las Vegas, to Atlanta, and now, apparently, Sacramento. [...]

The expansion candidate list keeps growing as Sacramento, California has thrown its hat into the ring. Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez, who sits on the board of soccer’s national governing body, is leading this charge. One of his partners is local Attorney Dick Hyde, who admits that things are still very preliminary. “I wouldn’t characterize it as a long shot, but it’s [...]