Tag Archives: Soccer Bowl
Shep Messing
Shep Messing (Soccer. Born, Roslyn, NY, Oct. 9, 1949.) Although he earned his greatest recognition during his years as the goalie for the Cosmos in the North American Soccer League, Shep Messing is a man of many parts who has been often brilliant, sometimes controversial and always a competitor. Messing graduated from Harvard with honors […]
Pele
Pele (Soccer. Born, Tres Coracoes, Brazil, Oct. 23, 1940.) Although he joined the Cosmos in the twilight of his brilliant career, Edson Arantes do Nascimento (better known as Pelé) was probably single-handedly responsible for setting off a major surge of soccer interest in the United States. Prior to joining the Cosmos, Pelé had accomplished some […]
Eddie Firmani
Eddie Firmani (Soccer. Born, Capetown, South Africa, Aug. 7, 1933.) Perhaps the finest coach in the history of the North American Soccer League, Edwin Firmani guided two different teams to a total of three Soccer Bowl titles and one of them to an indoor crown as well. Firmani earned a near-legend status for his job […]
Giorgio Chinaglia
Giorgio Chinaglia (Soccer. Born, Carrera, Italy, Jan. 24, 1947.) Giorgio Chinaglia, the crowd-pleasing goal scorer, was the leading scorer in the history of the North American Soccer League. He scored 193 goals in 213 league games and added another 49 in 41 playoff games. During his eight-year career with the New York Cosmos, Chinaglia set […]
Vladimir Bogicevic
Vladimir Bogicevic (Soccer. Born, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Nov. 6, 1950.) Signing with the N.A.S.L. Cosmos from Red Star Belgrade, Vladimis Bogicevic made an immediate impact in the 1978 season. “Bogie” scored 10 goals in 30 games and helped the Cosmos win their third Soccer Bowl title and second in succession. He was to play on two […]
