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Emirates, Pele In Cosmos Comeback
- NYSportsJournalism.com , Thursday, June 6, 2013 8 AM
The original version of the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League featured such superstars as Pelé, Giorgio Chinaglia, Franz Beckenbauer and Shep Messing. Twenty years later, the new version has brought back Pelé and Messing as spokespersons and signed a marketing deal with Emirates Air to help kick-start the team and the second coming of the fledgling NASL.
