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Flashback Video: New York Cosmos vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the 1977 Playoffs

On Aug. 14, 1977, the New York Cosmos met the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the Division Championship of the North American Soccer League playoffs. A NASL record 77,691 fans were in attendance to see the Cosmos defeat the Strikers 8-3 in the first game of the series.
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Rivalry Renewed: Cosmos v Strikers

When the Cosmos return to league play on Aug. 3, they will face a familiar foe at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium. The Strikers were born in 1977 and they had many memorable contests playing in their famous red and gold hoops against the Cosmos before the franchise left Ft. Lauderdale after the 1983 NASL season. “We always had good competition against Ft. Lauderdale,” legendary Cosmos defender Werner Roth said. “It was always a special game.”
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Los Cosmos de Nueva York Regresarán a la Cancha el 3 de Agosto

La North American Soccer League (NASL) y los Cosmos de Nueva York anunciaron hoy que los Cosmos volverán a la cancha el 3 de agosto del 2013, enfrentándose a su rival de hace mucho tiempo de la NASL, los Strikers de Fort Lauderdale en el James M. Shuart Stadium; el campus de la Universidad de Hofstra. El club también anunció los precios de los boletos para la temporada 2013.
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Míchel Salgado Shares His Connection With The Cosmos

August 5th, 2011 - Míchel Salgado is one of the world class players to represent the New York Cosmos against Manchester United on August 5th at Old Trafford (Fox Soccer, 2:30 PM ET). We were able to catch up with Michel ahead of the massive match at Old Trafford and talk with the Spaniard about what wearing the Cosmos jersey means to him... New York Cosmos: What do you think about the names behind The New York Cosmos?
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Blackout Launch Party

July 14th, 2011 - The New York Cosmos x Umbro Blackout launch party was all in homage to the Blackout that took place in New York City on July 13th, 1977. The Cosmos connection with the event is that Carlos Alberto Torres' first night in the city was the night of the blackout. Thankfully, Carlos still signed a contract with the Cosmos that night despite the surrounding conditions. And the rest is history.
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Transcript From Online Fan Q&A

April 5th, 2011 - The New York Cosmos hosted a live online fan Q&A with Vice Chairman, Terry Byrne, and Director of Soccer, Joe Fraga, to answer fans’ burning questions about the club. The online event was a follow up to an in-person meet-and-greet event hosted at Legends Bar in New York City the week prior in order to provide fans from across the globe the opportunity to have their questions addressed directly by The Cosmos front office. Read the full transcript below.
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Class of 2011: Cobi Jones

April 1st, 2011 - USSoccerPlayers.com talked to Cobi about his election into the 2011 Hall of Fame, about representing his country, about his time in LA and about his new role with The New York Cosmos. Read it all here.
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CNN: Can the New York Cosmos Reboot Their Brand?

March 8th, 2011 - Dean Irvine of CNN International reports from Hong Kong on "the relaunch of U.S. football's most razzmatazz team" and "even without a team the Cosmos might have an advantage over many of their prospective MLS rivals. If they can cultivate an international fanbase over the next couple of years before their team has even kicked a ball and then add some much needed swagger to the staid and average quality of MLS, the club’s goals and revenue could be world-beating."
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Esteban Rodriguez Scores Goal in US U-17 National Team Win

February 14, 2011 -- Cosmos Academy West player, Esteban Rodriguez, scored a goal that helped take the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team to a 3-1 win against Cuba in their opening group match of the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Jamaica. Alfred Koroma opened the scoring and Esteban Rodriguez (Cosmos Academy West) added a third as the U.S. improved their unbeaten record against Cuba in U-17 qualifying to 4-0-2 lifetime. Read here for a full recap of the game.
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The New York Cosmos Celebrates Its 40th Birthday!

February 4th, 2011 - The New York Cosmos Celebrate its 40th Birthday “We transcended everything, every culture, every socio-economic boundary, we were international, we were European, we were cool, we were Americans, we were everything to everybody. We were The New York Cosmos.” - Shep Messing
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