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

US:: PG-13 Documentary

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.

Updated May 11 2020

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2006-01-01

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Runtime: 97 mins Budget: $1,000,000 Rating: 7.0 Tag Line: The untold story of the team that had America at its feet.

Cast

Matt Dillon

Narrator (Voice)

Pelé

Himself (archive footage)

Franz Beckenbauer

Himself

Carlos Alberto

Himself

Raphael de la Sierra

Himself

Phil Woosnam

Himself

Jay Emmett

Himself

Werner Roth

Himself

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