Thename was coined by Clive Toye, the club's first general manager. Taking inspiration from the New York Mets, which is essentially short for "Metropolitans," Toye took it a step further: Cosmopolitans, or Cosmos. Toye staged a "name the team" contest, choosing the entry that matched his planned team name.
For the colors, Toye chose the green and yellow of Brazil, part of his strategy to lure Pelé to the United States
1. New York Cosmos 1971 to 1975 team logo 2. New York Cosmos 1976 t0 1985 team logo
In 1975, Pele' surprised everyone by coming out of retirement to play for the New York Cosmos' in America's fledgling soccer league. The price probably helped-a small matter of $4.5 million.
New York Cosmos' ability to acquire famous players to play for the club include Carlos Alberto, Ramón Mifflin, Franz Beckenbauer, Vladislav Bogićević, Giorgio Chinaglia, Hubert Birkenmeier, Rick Davis, Marinho Chagas, Andranik Eskandarian, Johan Neeskens, Werner Roth, Julio Cesar Romero, Roberto Cabanas, Carlos Carlos, Shep Messing, Jomo Sono (who later named his own soccer club in South Africa the Jomo Cosmos) and most notably Pelé. On October 1, 1977, Pelé closed out his legendary career in front of a capacity crowd at Giants Stadium. In an exhibition match televised nationwide and worldwide, he played the first half with the Cosmos and the second half with his old team Santos.
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