Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos. In the 1. 97. 0s 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 1. Watch Wicked Blood Megavideo.

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 5. 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 1.

Find out where to watch, buy, and rent Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos Online. · Watch Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) online. A look back to a time when soccer briefly captured the American public's.

Watch the Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) movie trailer. Directed by Paul Crowder, John Dower and starring Carlos Alberto.