Episode 55: Once in a Lifetime - The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos by Gavin Newsham

About this episode

The episode explores the rise and fall of the New York Cosmos as detailed in Gavin Newsham's book 'Once in a Lifetime'.

🗽⚽️🔥 In Episode 55, join us for the story of the New York Cosmos, as told by Gavin Newsham in his book Once In a Lifetime 📖🎙️ The Cosmopolitans, to give them their full name, burned fast and bright ✨🔥 from 1971 to 1985, lighting up the North American Soccer League ⚽️🌍. They were — to borrow a line from the book — the best thing and the worst thing to happen to the NASL 📈📉. They had Pelé ⭐️. They had Beckenbauer 👑. So how on earth could they be the worst? 🤔 Please do join us to find out 🎧✨ Available wherever you get your pods 🎙️⚽️

People in this episode

Guest: Gavin Newsham

Topics covered

• New York Cosmos
• soccer history
• North American Soccer League
• Gavin Newsham
• sports literature

Keywords

• New York Cosmos
• Gavin Newsham
• soccer
• NASL
• Pelé
• Beckenbauer
• sports history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Cosmos, North American Soccer League

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