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Once in a Lifetime

Players, coaches and journalists recall the New York Cosmos, the soccer club whose all-star team were equally famed for their antics at Studio 54 as for their footballing skills.

The seventies in America were a time of growth and experimentation. Clothes became different, hairstyles exotic, and music was heading in strange new directions. With a wave of high-profile imports it was hoped soccer might become the next big thing. Players, coaches and journalists recall the The Cosmos, the high octane New York club whose all-star team were equally famed for their antics at Studio 54 as for their footballing skills.

50 minutes

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Sun 15 Jul 2007 22:30

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