Pele made Cosmos debut 40 years ago, molded U.S. soccer as we know it
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Pele made his debut for the New York Cosmos 40 years ago this week.Forty years ago this week, Pele made his official debut for the New York Cosmos. They lined up against the Dallas Tornado and the best-known American player at the time, Kyle Rote Jr., at Downing Stadium on Randall's Island.The game was nationally televised on CBS, and the decrepit stadium had been spruced up for the occasion. In fact, it's become part of the folklore of Pele's time in the U.S. that the dirt patches on the...
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