Academy

Marvin Iraheta - All-American

Congratulations to Cosmos Academy West U17/U18 player MARVIN IRAHETA for his selection to the NSCAA Youth Boys All-American Soccer Team, named by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Iraheta was honored in Baltimore, MD during the annual NSCAA Convention at a luncheon on January 15, 2011. He is also the reigning US Development Academy National Player of the Year for the U17/U18 age group.

Cosmos Academy West U-14 Boys #1 In Nation

January 3, 2011 – Top Drawer Soccer just released their national rankings and Cosmos Academy West’s U-14 Boys are #1 in the nation.

Teddy Chronopoulos - Great Coaches On Great Soccer

December 26, 2010 – Over the winter holiday break, our Academy Director Teddy Chronopoulos of Cosmos Academy West sat down for a one-on-one with Soccer Nation for a profile piece called “Great Coaches on Great Soccer”. You can read it all here.

Five Cosmos Academy Players Head To Bradenton, FL

December 10, 2010 – The U.S. U-15 Boy’s National Team head coach Jim Barlow will bring 36 players to Brandenton, Florida for an eight-day training camp. Held at the home of U.S. Soccer’s U-17 Men’s National Team Residency Program, all players were born in 1996 and are age-eligible for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Congratulations to the following Cosmos Academy Players selected:

Cosmos Academy: East Meets West

December 9, 2010 - With 242 games played between December 1-7, the 2010 US Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase and Nike International Friendlies are now over. Nearly 3,000 soccer players played on the 18 lighted fields at Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix, Arizona. (US Soccer, 12/7/10). This was the first time that both Cosmos Academy West and Cosmos Academy East came together – giving players and coaches a chance to meet, bond and share experiences.

Cosmos Academy Season Opener Brings First Win of the New Era

November 27, 2010 -  a new chapter in The New York Cosmos history was written when Academy Director Giovanni Savarese and Head Coach Dave Price brought their U-18 Cosmos Academy East players out onto the pitch for the opening game of their inaugural season.

Cosmos Academy: The Heirs To The New York Cosmos' Legacy

November 12th, 2010 - Cesar Diaz of LatinoSports.com posted a story on Bleacher Report on the debut game of The New York Cosmos’ inaugural Cosmos Academy season – which took place over Thanksgiving Weekend 2010.

Cosmos Academy West - U.S. National Team Training Camp (U-15)

October 23, 2010 – Congratulations to Cosmos Academy West’s Cesar Jerez (GK, pictured on right), Bradford Jamieson (MF, not pictured) and Adonis Amaya (F, pictured on left) for their selection to the U.S. National Team training camp (U-15) taking place October 24-31 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. You can read the entire story here.

Cosmos Academy News

September 22nd, 2010 – Congratulations to Marco Delgado and Esteban Rodriguez (Cosmos Academy West) along with Alex Muyl (Cosmos Academy East) for being selected into US Soccer’s Under-17 Men’s National Team Residency Program for the Fall 2010 semester. Read the full story.

The New York Cosmos Goes Coast-To-Coast With Cosmos Academy

August 25, 2010 (New York, NY) – The New York Cosmos continues its commitment to grassroots and youth soccer with two key announcements made today – Giovanni Savarese will be the Director of Cosmos Academy (East) and a partnership with Los Angeles Futbol Club (LAFC) will form Cosmos Academy (West). These announcements further build on the news made by soccer legend Pelé earlier this month of the return of The New York Cosmos, as well as the formation of Cosmos Academy (East) in partnership with Queens-based youth club BW Gottschee (BWG).