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New York Cosmos, Pelé’s Legendary Club, Set to Return to Competitive Soccer After Years of Inactivity

After years off the professional radar, the historic Cosmos will make their comeback in 2026—this time not as New York’s team, but as Paterson, New Jersey’s. The club will compete in USL League One, the third division of American soccer, under new ownership aiming to rebuild the brand from the grassroots. After years without official competition, the legendary Pelé‘s Cosmos will return to professional soccer in 2026—this time with a dramatic shi…
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The team that was based in New York was Pelé's home in his last years as a footballer

The club that had Pelé in its ranks, Franz Beckenbauer, among others The historic American team will not be in New York, but in New Jersey earias Thu, 17/07/2025 - 19:35 A team that scored a before and after inside American football, was Cosmos, a group of the city of New York. The ensemble that had great football stars in its ranks, such as Pelé and Franz Beckenbauer, will return to the activity and professionalism after two disappearances that…

Cosmos, the North American entity in which he knew how to play O Rei Pelé in the 1970s, will reappear in the professional field in the ascent. The mythical club that knew how to enjoy Brazilian crack, was acquired by Baye Adofo-Wilson, leader of the new project, will lead the transformation along with Rocco Commisso, who also owns the Fiorentina. Within the project, of the club where Raúl, the historical scorer of Real Madrid, also knew how to p…

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World Soccer Talk broke the news in on Thursday, July 17, 2025.
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