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Episode 55: Once in a Lifetime - The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos by Gavin Newsham
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Feb 5, 202647:02
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🗽⚽️🔥 In Episode 55, join us for the story of the New York Cosmos, as told by Gavin Newsham in his book Once In a Lifetime 📖🎙️
The Cosmopolitans, to give them their full name, burned fast and bright ✨🔥 from 1971 to 1985, lighting up the North American Soccer League ⚽️🌍. They were — to borrow a line from the book — the best thing and the worst thing to happen to the NASL 📈📉.
They had Pelé ⭐️. They had Beckenbauer 👑. So how on earth could they be the worst? 🤔
Please do join us to find out 🎧✨
Available wherever you get your pods 🎙️⚽️
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