Carlos Alberto

On August 28th, 1977, Pelé played his final competitive soccer match when he lead The New York Cosmos to a 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders in Soccer Bowl 77 in front of over 35,000 fans at Portland's Civic Stadium (now Jeld-Wen Field.) Steve Hunt opened the scoring when he stole the ball off of Sounders goalkeeper Tony Chursky to bundle the ball in to the back of the net:

Umbro's Spectacular Dale Street Space has been the Cosmos home away from home on their trip to Manchester. The New York based Cosmos U23 players got new custom cleats to use for their match against Manchester United while Cosmos legends Carlos Alberto and Shep Messing told stories from the team's legendary heyday in the 1970's and 1980's. Photo Credit: Chris Brunskill/Getty Images for the NY Cosmos

July 12th, 2011 - It's known as the city that never sleeps, but on July 13, 1977 New York fell into complete darkness as a blackout swept over the entire area, plunging New York City into chaos. By coincidence, legendary Brazilian defender Carlos Alberto Torres was arriving in the city at the same exact time to sign for the New York Cosmos. Carlos Alberto Torres is widely considered one o...

Carlos Alberto is widely considered to be one of the greatest defenders to ever play the game of soccer. He was a longtime teammate of Pelé at Santos FC and the Brazilian National Team. Carlos Alberto captained the legendary Brazil side that won the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, scoring one of the tournament’s greatest ever goals in the final. In 1977, Carlos Alberto, nicknamed “...

On the eve of the announcement of the club’s comeback, see photos from a special gathering of many New York Cosmos’ legends from a private dinner that took place at Per Se restaurant, located at the Time Warner Center (a special nod to the late Steve Ross.)