I first of all want to thank Pele for all he did in the entire soccer world. To the NASL he was everything. Just great memories being a Seattle Sounders fan since the beginning. I was there at Soccer Bowl ‘77 with a happy group from Seattle… what a huge deal it was! It was unfortunate for Tony Chursky to make that mistake. It was a close game and could have turned out differently… Pele went out a true champ!
The next year, Cruyff joined. But not allowed by NASL rule to prevent concentration of stars in 1 team. But Cryuff joint two exhibitions game with the cosmos.
Pelé è il più grande greatest of all time del calcio per distacco abissale rispetto a tutti tre mondiali con il Brasile 58 62 70 due mondiali con il santos 62 63 una recopa mondiale nel 68 con il santos 62 contro il l Inter a s siro 1283 goals in 1375 partite ❤❤❤
I was an 8 year old boy from Belfast at the Connecticut game and loved every second of it. Can't believe I've just watched the goals from that night 42 years later. Thanks for this.
I was 10 years old from that time my first time I saw Pele was playing for the N Y Cosmos and set record on 10/1/1977 my first time I saw him on TV my Dad was watching the soccer game on TV. That was my first time I met him on TV
i was very young but still remember seein pele' palying.u could tell he he was such a great palyer even though he was past his prime when he played for cosmos.but playin in america u could c all his greatness & things he had done
What a great snapshot of a unique moment in American sports lore. It's too bad the NASL could not build on the momentum. But in many ways the other football is to blame, or more specifically the ownership rules which prohibited owners from having teams in other sports. In the early days of the NASL you had NFL men like Lamar Hunt who had teams, people with the money and foresight to put the game in the incubator it needed to be in so that it could organically grow. It makes me sad the beautiful game still struggles in a lot of ways to have a proper place at our nations sporting table.
I think a more appropriate title for the North American Soccer League really should have been named. Pele Soccer League of U.S. and Canada. Because the popularity of soccer peaked with Pele and dropped when he left. Basically he brought the crowds and made the North American Soccer League for a time very wealthy. Then within 3 years of him leaving. The crowds started to drop. The money coming in started to drop and TV coverage ratings dropped within 4 years the league was off American tv screens. Stadiums empty within 7 years of him leaving the league a number of teams had in North America had gone bankrupt all the money dried out and the league finally collapsed and disbanded by 1984. Soccer in U.S. was in doldrums for rest of the decade until it was again fully revived a decade late in 1994 with USA 94 World Cup. When U.S. held a highly successful USA 94 world cup. To full houses and high tv ratings and soccer was back again. THis time though American soccer authorities did not let the momentum slip after world cup by launching the MLS within two years of the world cup in 1996 and removed a lot of the mistakes they made with NASL. Its paid off because the MLS is till going strong 26 years later and soccer since USA 94 has been in a very healthy state in North America no doubt also helped by the fact American national team has managed to qualify to WC in 1998,2002, 2006,2010, 2010 and 2022 which has helped the popularity of the sport to the point Soccer in America has moved above Ice Hockey in U.S. and threatening Baseball in popularity also a big demographic change of U.S. since USA 94 has also helped with a vast number of new immigrants from Latin American countries, African countries and Eastern Europe, Russia etc from soccer mad parts of the world have arrived to live in America since the hosting of USA 94. Which means soccer in America is now well supported and far cry from the doldrum days of the 1980s and early 1990s. No Doubt Pele impact was huge. However once he the big star left the scene soccer in North America collapsed within 7 years. I heard Pele today passed away. RIP to a arguably the greatest name in soccer history.
Hello, I’m looking for a soccer documentary called “a new game in town “ dating back to the 70’s-80’s. My brother had it on VHS but lost it. I’m going crazy looking for it everywhere and can’t find it. Thanks
As an Englishman, I want The World Game of FOOTBALL to establish itself in North America (the U.S. & Canada) the central-south american countries allready enjoy our World Game of FOOTBALL. I remember the N.A.S.L. it started in 1968 and folded in 1984, the reason for its inevitable downfall was simple ... 1,They just made up teams and placed them where they wanted them. 2, They had no youth system or reserve team set up. 3, They had old FOOTBALL World stars who had come to the end and just wanted to stroll and get some easy money, plus lower league players who would not progress in higher leagues ... In proof of this, we in the U.K./G.B. used to see the edited games on our Saturday sports programme World of Sport within the FOOTBALL section called On The Ball. It was laughed at ... as the standard was on a par with school boy football. Hower you have learned from that and put into place much better structures. I wish YOU WELL in your joint venture in hosting The Word Cup Finals ... Long Live Our World Game of FOOTBALL!.
Davinder Sangha On the 1980 film, can't you just mute or edit the parts that have copyright issues? We're here for the history, not the music. Thanks so much for uploading the other highlights. My 30 yr wait is over.
Il Calcio in America avrebbe potuto decollare, solo se fosse stato giocato con Regole modificate (divieto di retropassaggio al Portiere, in fase di chiaro possesso-palla; divieto di fallo intenzionale: pena il Calcio di Rigore, indipendentemente dal punto in cui era avvenuto Il fallo stesso; divieto di protezione della Palla, spalle alla porta, da parte degli attaccanti; ininfluenza della posizione del Portiere, ai fini della rilevazione del fuorigioco di un attaccante; ecc.).
The Cosmos were stacked compared to the rest of that league. They were winning games 8 to nothing, 9 to nothing.. They were like the Yankees of soccer, they bought and stole all the best players and naturally they always win.
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Here because of Pele. RIP Legend!
I was at that final game - 74,000 in a torrential rainstorm. RIP Pele.
I was there!! in standing room only with 77,000 people crammed in!! It was incredible!
I first of all want to thank Pele for all he did in the entire soccer world. To the NASL he was everything. Just great memories being a Seattle Sounders fan since the beginning. I was there at Soccer Bowl ‘77 with a happy group from Seattle… what a huge deal it was! It was unfortunate for Tony Chursky to make that mistake. It was a close game and could have turned out differently… Pele went out a true champ!
Pele, Beckenbauer and Carlos Alberto were played together wow it is the first ''los galacticos''
And top striker Chinaglia too #9. Legend But the other 3 are football excellence, in a different league for sure
The next year, Cruyff joined. But not allowed by NASL rule to prevent concentration of stars in 1 team. But Cryuff joint two exhibitions game with the cosmos.
To be a great player, one of the top three of all time for sure, and yet be a better human being.... RIP Pele!
Pelé è il più grande greatest of all time del calcio per distacco abissale rispetto a tutti tre mondiali con il Brasile 58 62 70 due mondiali con il santos 62 63 una recopa mondiale nel 68 con il santos 62 contro il l Inter a s siro 1283 goals in 1375 partite ❤❤❤
I love the 1970s style documentary and music
I’m crying! Pele always the king ⚽️ Gracias Pele.
Thank you for the video I hadn’t seen before. Thanks Pelé for bringing us joy,of course on behalf of the New York Cosmos and the whole club.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was an 8 year old boy from Belfast at the Connecticut game and loved every second of it. Can't believe I've just watched the goals from that night 42 years later. Thanks for this.
Pele fue un superdotado del futbol ... fueron afortunados de tenerlo y poderlo disfrutar en USA
I watched all of the ny. cosmos home games .good times , great memories !!
Pelé the eternal King of football.. Pelé the real GOAT
TÚ NUNCA TE IRÁS POR QUÉ TÚ NOMBRE SE RECORDARÁ POR SIGLOS Y SIGLOS ERES ALGUIEN GRANDE O REY PELÉ 👑
I absolutely loved the Cosmos. Never got a chance to go to a game though. Pele, Chinaglia, Beckenbauer, Alberto, Roth, Messing,
I was 10 years old from that time my first time I saw Pele was playing for the N Y Cosmos and set record on 10/1/1977 my first time I saw him on TV my Dad was watching the soccer game on TV. That was my first time I met him on TV
I was at Peles last game vs Santos. My ticket stub and program are perfect. I'm sure there aren't many around
U are lucky man!
i was very young but still remember seein pele' palying.u could tell he he was such a great palyer even though he was past his prime when he played for cosmos.but playin in america u could c all his greatness & things he had done
If I'd been born ugly, you'd never have heard of Pele. - George Best.
The music is amazing!!!
The Cosmos were the best team ever. Period. I was there for many games.
Had season tix from 77-82. Best period of my life growing up.
Chicago Sting. 1981.
same! My dad used to take me, My entree to soccer could not have been any better!
Thank you 🙏
გვახსოვხარ და გვიყვარხარ პელე! Помним и любим тебя Пеле!
Nobody celebrated like Chinaglia. I remember being at Soccer Bowl 82 like it was yesterday
Extraordinario excelente
I was at the Tampa Bay game when Pele got a hat trick.
RIP Pele
Thanks you Ahmet and nesuh ertegun for football
Pelé Is God and goat ciao a tutti da un italiano Sicilia Italia
Love the NFL-like year review of football
huummm, como é bom rever isto, é um afago na mente, momentos magicos, uma degusatação saborosa, sei lá...
tem mais conteudo da historia da NASL do que da propia do mundo ...
What a great snapshot of a unique moment in American sports lore. It's too bad the NASL could not build on the momentum. But in many ways the other football is to blame, or more specifically the ownership rules which prohibited owners from having teams in other sports. In the early days of the NASL you had NFL men like Lamar Hunt who had teams, people with the money and foresight to put the game in the incubator it needed to be in so that it could organically grow. It makes me sad the beautiful game still struggles in a lot of ways to have a proper place at our nations sporting table.
This is football.not soccer.lol
@@jimlewis7200 NASL was SOCCER.... It was geared towards US fans, especially football fans. The rules were geared to US/Canadian fan...
Unique times
Who a bigger club historically chelsea or new york cosmos
@@keyuantejohnson6266 New York Cosmos
I think a more appropriate title for the North American Soccer League really should have been named. Pele Soccer League of U.S. and Canada. Because the popularity of soccer peaked with Pele and dropped when he left. Basically he brought the crowds and made the North American Soccer League for a time very wealthy. Then within 3 years of him leaving. The crowds started to drop. The money coming in started to drop and TV coverage ratings dropped within 4 years the league was off American tv screens. Stadiums empty within 7 years of him leaving the league a number of teams had in North America had gone bankrupt all the money dried out and the league finally collapsed and disbanded by 1984. Soccer in U.S. was in doldrums for rest of the decade until it was again fully revived a decade late in 1994 with USA 94 World Cup. When U.S. held a highly successful USA 94 world cup. To full houses and high tv ratings and soccer was back again. THis time though American soccer authorities did not let the momentum slip after world cup by launching the MLS within two years of the world cup in 1996 and removed a lot of the mistakes they made with NASL. Its paid off because the MLS is till going strong 26 years later and soccer since USA 94 has been in a very healthy state in North America no doubt also helped by the fact American national team has managed to qualify to WC in 1998,2002, 2006,2010, 2010 and 2022 which has helped the popularity of the sport to the point Soccer in America has moved above Ice Hockey in U.S. and threatening Baseball in popularity also a big demographic change of U.S. since USA 94 has also helped with a vast number of new immigrants from Latin American countries, African countries and Eastern Europe, Russia etc from soccer mad parts of the world have arrived to live in America since the hosting of USA 94. Which means soccer in America is now well supported and far cry from the doldrum days of the 1980s and early 1990s. No Doubt Pele impact was huge. However once he the big star left the scene soccer in North America collapsed within 7 years. I heard Pele today passed away. RIP to a arguably the greatest name in soccer history.
0:13 The Bridgemen might have been the official "band" of the Cosmos, making up for their disqualification at DCI that year.
Hello, I’m looking for a soccer documentary called “a new game in town “ dating back to the 70’s-80’s. My brother had it on VHS but lost it. I’m going crazy looking for it everywhere and can’t find it. Thanks
That Was Real Nice! Thnx! CJ
Pelé was hospitalized
Pray
Maybe He can't resist the disease
As an Englishman, I want The World Game of FOOTBALL to establish itself in North America (the U.S. & Canada) the central-south american countries allready enjoy our World Game of FOOTBALL.
I remember the N.A.S.L. it started in 1968 and folded in 1984, the reason for its inevitable downfall was simple ... 1,They just made up teams and placed them where they wanted them. 2, They had no youth system or reserve team set up. 3, They had old FOOTBALL World stars who had come to the end and just wanted to stroll and get some easy money, plus lower league players who would not progress in higher leagues ... In proof of this, we in the U.K./G.B. used to see the edited games on our Saturday sports programme World of Sport within the FOOTBALL section called On The Ball. It was laughed at ... as the standard was on a par with school boy football.
Hower you have learned from that and put into place much better structures.
I wish YOU WELL in your joint venture in hosting The Word Cup Finals ... Long Live Our World Game of FOOTBALL!.
Playing on astroturf was awful, it was like playing on a billiard table.
do you have 1980 documentary nobody does it better?
When was this game?
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Davinder Sangha On the 1980 film, can't you just mute or edit the parts that have copyright issues? We're here for the history, not the music. Thanks so much for uploading the other highlights. My 30 yr wait is over.
I will do.
Think I've uploaded it now. There were copyright issues.
COSMOS est un "cimetière des éléphants"
62,000 people at a soccer game
It is possible you upload "Does It Better" again?
Think I've uploaded it now. There were copyright issues.
@@DavinderSangha Thanks man!
@@DavinderSangha Still appears to me as unavailable :(
th-cam.com/video/4dHBw9woVrY/w-d-xo.html I'll try again if still not showing
Clearly the goalies were on the take. Could they make it any more obvious?
The Kaiser lost in Tampa
que malos arqueros!!
Il Calcio in America avrebbe potuto decollare, solo se fosse stato giocato con Regole modificate (divieto di retropassaggio al Portiere, in fase di chiaro possesso-palla; divieto di fallo intenzionale: pena il Calcio di Rigore, indipendentemente dal punto in cui era avvenuto Il fallo stesso; divieto di protezione della Palla, spalle alla porta, da parte degli attaccanti; ininfluenza della posizione del Portiere, ai fini della rilevazione del fuorigioco di un attaccante; ecc.).
Qualquer várzea aqui no Brasil é melhor do que isso. Galerinha ruim demais!
Cinaglia was insufferable 😣
Que gran engaño gue Pele y el se fue a ese futbol de picapiedras por que sabia que eran malos
who a bigger club historically chelsea or new york cosmos
@@keyuantejohnson6266 cosmos. Billionaire Abrhamovic's owns Chelsea like a pimp a bitch.
The Cosmos were stacked compared to the rest of that league. They were winning games 8 to nothing, 9 to nothing.. They were like the Yankees of soccer, they bought and stole all the best players and naturally they always win.