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MLS Features: NYCFC revelation bucks the status quo for MLS

Major League Soccer continues to grow, and the activity in the Pacific Northwest can be viewed as a microcosm for the recent success in America's top flight.Seattle Sounders FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the Portland Timbers all have come into the league since 2009 and become model franchises. Consistent sellouts have led to each club receiving as much publicity surrounding the atmosphere at their respective home stadiums as they garner for their play on the pitch.A large part of what helped these clubs become instantaneous hits in MLS was the history they each brought into the league. The Sounders, Whitecaps and Timbers were woven into the fabric of North American soccer through their stints in the North American Soccer League in the 1970s and '80s, and they each had a vested interest from nostalgic fans that dates back several decades.With MLS plotting a second New York franchise to rival Red Bull New York for some time, it widely was expected that the New York Cosmos, North America...

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  1. Gio Savarese to coach minor league Cosmos

    Former MetroStars forward Gio Savarese has been hired as coach of the reconstituted New York Cosmos, who start play next year in the second division North American S...

  2. NASL talks expansion to California

    The North American Soccer League is focused on expanding to California as early as 2015, commissioner Bill Peterson says Tuesday.Peterson says San Francisco, Los Ang...

  3. Relaunched Cosmos to start play Aug 3

    The relaunched New York Cosmos will start play in the second-tier North American Soccer League during its fall season.The Cosmos announced Monday that their first ho...

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  10. Love of money endangering game: Pele

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  11. South African soccer great Jomo Sono looks back at World Cups missed in apartheid era

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  1. New York Cosmos return to North American Soccer League in 2013 season

    The New York Cosmos are back.After a nearly 30-year absence, the Cosmos joined the North American Soccer League on Thursday. The team will begin league play in the 2...

  2. New York Cosmos to play in NASL in 2013

    The New York Cosmos will return next season, ending a nearly 30-year absence from professional soccer.The Cosmos joined the North American Soccer League on Thursday,...

  3. Cantona returns as New York Cosmos director

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Manchester United great Eric Cantona has been appointed director of soccer at the resurgent New York Cosmos, the club said on Wednesday.T...

  4. Ex-France, Man United forward Eric Cantona joins New York Cosmos as director of soccer

    Former Manchester United forward Eric Cantona is back in soccer after a 14-year absence with the New York Cosmos.The 44-year-old Frenchman has been hired as director...

  5. Former New York Cosmos , Lazio star Giorgio Chinaglia dies at 65

    Former New York Cosmos star Giorgio Chinaglia has died of complications from a heart attack, his son said. The Italian soccer great was 65.Chinaglia died Sunday at h...

  6. NY Cosmos soccer team plans Belmont Park stadium

    The New York Cosmos, one of the world's best-known soccer franchises of the 1970s and resurrected last year after nearly three decades of dormancy, proposed Wednesda...

  7. MLS hopes to announce NYC stadium within 6 weeks

    Major League Soccer hopes to announce plans in four to six weeks for a stadium in Queens for a 20th team.The league and New York City have been involved in negotiati...