Against the backdrop of a new wave of football promotion, the United States comes with very interesting news. In particular, it has been announced that since 2026 the legendary football club called New York Cosmos has been revived in the sports plan.
How did this team deserve the status of legendary? First of all, in the period of the first cadence of its existence (from 1970 to 1985), she was able to call for her ranks the stars of the first magnitude of those years, and now – unconditional legends of world football at all times – Brazilian Pele and German Franz Beckenbauer. With their help, New York Cosmos was able to become a champion of the North American Football League (NASL) five times, but after its closure in 1985 he could not stay afloat and was forced to close.
Getty Images. In the 70s of the last century for New York Space played the king of football-Brazilian Pele The first revival of New York Cosmos took place in 2010. A year before, NASL was resuscitated in the United States, which existed by 2017, and this helped increase the number of football teams in a country that is not part of the MLS franchise. This time, the “astronauts” did not go without the invitation of the stars-in particular, the teams came to the Spaniards Raul Gonzalez Blanco and Marcos Senna, with the participation of which New York Cosmos won the North American Football League three times. And then … NASL again began the problems that led to the next closure of the league, resulting in the participating teams to look for new competitions for themselves. For a while, New York Cosmos moved to a Division called Nisa, but he failed to stay there for a long time. The club, which since 2017 became the property of an American billionaire of Italian descent, Rocco Komisso, was already forced to stop existence again in 2021. Then the owners who did not want to invest in the development of their brainchilds just found a convenient reason-the Covid-19 pandemic …
On July 10 this year, in the history of New York, space was the date of the third birthday. On this day, Rockco Komisso has agreed to sell a group of investors from New Jersey, led by Bayer Adopho-Wilson, a control package of shares on the club, along with intellectual property rights, so that “astronauts” were revived for the second time.
It is known that the headquarters of the legendary club will not be based in New York, but will move to the city of Paterson of New Jersey. In the same settlement “Cosmonauts” will also hold home matches – in a small stadium Ginchliffe, which can accommodate just less than 8 thousand spectators. This arena is a national historical monument in the United States and has previously been a homeland for baseball Negro League.
The actual full restart of New York Space from the historical emblem of which will probably disappear the word “New York”, and will remain simply “space”, will take place in the spring of 2026. It is then that the club plans to restore sports activities by becoming a participant in the USL League One – the third division of American football outside MLS. This league is expected to survive the extension next year (there are 14 clubs playing there), and New York Space will be one of the seven newcomers.
But as long as the New York football field has not returned to the football field, the fans of this project are left to follow the interesting news that is already coming from the inside of the club. In particular, it was announced that two positions in the top management would be occupied by very well-known US football in the world. The first is Giuseppe Rossi, a 38-year-old US native who played Italy (30 matches, 7 goals), as well as at the club level for Manchester United, Newcastle, Parma, Vilmarreal, Fiorentine and a number of less titled clubs. Rossi’s career was completed in the summer of 2023 and is now ready for a new challenge. In New York, Cosmos Giuseppe received the post of Vice President and Head of the Football Department.
Getty Images New York Operational Director Space was Eric Stover-a person who had previously held a similar position at the club of his second revival, and in the past was the managing director of the MLS club, New York Red Bulls, based on a neighboring Harrision (New Jersey).
The new managers have already hurried to declare the concept of club development after the second revival. From now on, New York Space will not bet on the invitation of age-old supervisions, but intends to act as a platform where local players can realize their talent.
“True magic for New New York Cosmos are the players we bring up right here in New Jersey. We want to show everyone what to be cosmo. Values, style, community-that’s what attracts people,” Giuseppe Rossi said.
Frankly speaking, the prospects in New York Cosmos are not very bright. The fact is that in recent years, MLS clubs have developed their academies significantly, as well as a scouting system throughout the country, which allows them to take away all (or almost all) talented young players from any regions of the United States as quickly as possible. However, Eric Stover believes that “astronauts” will be able to break the situation and become an interesting project for local youth.
“Nine and a half millions of people live in New Jersey,” Stover said. “But if you take football, there is only one professional club. So far, our work has been focused on determining who we are, rethinking the cosmopolitan identity of the space project. Now we need to use it so that it works in our new context. That is why we have created a corporate structure that connected a new.
The optimism of the top management of New York Cosmos seems to be shared by its owner Bayer Adopho-Wilson, as well as the governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy. The first, which has earned the fortune in the construction business, believes that “astronauts” will be able to breathe a new life into the stadium of Ginchliffe, which will help the development of the entire economy of the region.
Getty Images. In 2021, a reconstruction was carried out at the Ginchliffe stadium, which cost $ 94 million “Ginchliffe stadium is the driving force of the region’s economy,” Adopho-Wilnon said. “The arrival of New York Space on this arena will give us an additional stronghold, a kind of” Magnet “, for Paterson and all New Jersey. It will also give young people in our region the opportunity to watch exciting and affordable professional sports competitions right at home. ”
But Phil Murphy, as a typical politician, went even further, stating that the move of New York Cosmos to Paterson will help to make from the New Jersey a lot of little, and the football capital of the world!
“On the eve of the 2026 World Cup is no better time and place to announce the return of New York Space in New Jersey. I am grateful to all They are wonderful and our partners in the legislative body whose support makes such moments possible. From the teams-winners of national championships to international football events and the revival of legendary clubs-together we quickly turn New Jersey into the football capital of the world. ”
Well, in words sound interesting and promising, let’s see what will be able to achieve New York Cosmos during the period of his third cadence of existence …
Text: meta.ua
Source: Sport.ua