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

The untold story of the team that had America at its feet.

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos is a documentary about the North American Soccer League's boldest experiment. In the 1970s, the New York Cosmos transformed American sports culture by assembling the world's greatest soccer talent, starting with Pelé's landmark 1975 signing for five million dollars. Backed by Warner Communications executive Steve Ross and Atlantic Records founders the Ertegun brothers, the team became a cultural phenomenon, with players earning celebrity status at Studio 54. The roster soon included Franz Beckenbauer, Rodney Marsh, and Carlos Alberto, making the Cosmos a genuine mainstream success when soccer was virtually unknown in America. Yet the team's dominance proved short-lived. As the 1980s began, fan interest waned and the Cosmos folded in 1985, marking the end of an era that briefly made soccer the sport of New York's elite.

Guarda suUS

Amazon VideobuyApple TV StorebuyFandango At HomerentGoogle Play MoviesbuyYouTubebuy