The Return of the New York Cosmos!

Sunday, August 1, 2010, New York NY: The New York Cosmos are back!

In a surprise announcement at the Copa NYC finals, soccer icon and former Cosmos star Pele announced that the beloved New York Cosmos will return to the pitch.

The world-renowned New York Cosmos return with a greater goal in mind -- to inspire, develop and field world-class players. The New York Cosmos are committed to helping improve the future of soccer in this country, with a significant investment in grassroots and youth soccer programs and providing elite coaching philosophies and training opportunities.

The club's ultimate vision is to bring The New York Cosmos back to the greatest city in the world, to be a part of Major League Soccer, and to compete for the championship.

Also, the New York Cosmos have acquired the Copa NYC tournament. In addition to running it every year in New York, they will be looking to expand Copa both domestically and internationally in order to engage more local communities to participate in the "global game" at a grassroots level.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined Pele and members of the Cosmos Champion teams to reflect on the impact The New York Cosmos had on soccer and what the future holds..

The five-time NASL champion New York Cosmos were considered to be a highly influential "Global All-Star Team" from 1971 through 1985.

On Saturday night in Manhattan, members of the team got together to share memories from the glory years, replay great moments from The New York Cosmos history and talk about the re-birth of the Cosmos franchise. The New York Cosmos Legends Dinner celebration was historic...

Bader TV News Executive Producer Mike Leventhal worked closely with the International Soccer star Pele throughout the historic weekend.

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[BrooklynRalph]

@Renagade70 You can accommodate a soccer field at Yankee Stadium. They should kept Giant Stadium.

[BrooklynRalph]

@Myworthlessaccount You obviously have not been to places like Cairo, Egypt or Nigeria. Those places are dirty and lack adequate sanitary needs. You see piles of garbage everywhere.

[defrancotv]

@Myworthlessaccount yeah back in the 70s-80s

[Myworthlessaccount]

the greatest city of the world?

more like the dirtiest

[tubica100]

@Renagade70 Well there's gonna be 2 soccer games there. So

[EvilHomieNyc]

let them knockout some old buildings in harlem and let them make a new stadium around

[Renagade70]

MLS is looking for an expansion team in NY. The only problem is where are they going to play? Downing Stadium needs a fix up or be rebuilt. Yankee Stadium and Citi Field is not for soccer.

[pqboi]

@wittner75 as of Jan 2011 the cosmos are trying to be an exspansion team in the mls.

[wittner75]

Sooooo, are the Cosmos returning to the professional level, the MLS? If so, when? This story is confusing. No offense, I could care less if the are just starting up youth soccer.

[jhstryker100]

aay im in cosmos academy but not the real new york cosmos