Pele, Johan Cruyff and Franz Beckenbauer: What happened to the first superclub

Once upon a time, Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff and Giorgio Chinaglia all starred in an American football club.

In the 1970’s, the star studded New York Cosmos were arguably one of the best teams in the world. Today, the Cosmos are a reborn shell of their galactic predecessors.

In this video, KICK looks at how the biggest club in the United States went from an international power to the fledgling second division of American soccer.

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