SmoothJan 8, 2024

German soccer legend #FranzBeckenbauer has died at 78. Led #WestGermany to World Cup titles as a player in 1974 and as manager in 1990. A member of the famed #NewYorkCosmos, he helped win #NASL titles in 1977 and 1978.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/jan/08/franz-beckenbauer-world-cup-winning-captain-and-manager-dies-aged-78

Franz Beckenbauer, World Cup-winning captain and manager, dies aged 78

Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of the finest footballers of all time, has died

The Guardian
World News Feeds 🇺🇦Dec 30, 2022
The day I met a teenage Pelé, ‘the greatest advertisement Brazil ever had’ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/dec/30/the-day-i-met-a-teenage-pele-the-greatest-advertisement-brazil-ever-had #NewYorkCosmos #WorldCup #Football #Americas #Brazil #Brazil #Santos #Pelé
The day I met a teenage Pelé, ‘the greatest advertisement Brazil ever had’

A retired businessman recalls the time when, in 1958, the then-17-year-old World Cup footballer practised at his school

The Guardian
QPR ReportDec 29, 2022
- The greatest Footballer (Soccer Player) of all time - Pele #Pele #Brazil #WorldCup #NewYorkCosmos #AmericanSoccer
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11583357/New-York-Cosmos-honor-former-player-Pele-Brazil-soccer-icon-dies-aged-82.html
Pele: New York Cosmos honor former player after Brazil soccer icon dies aged 82

The New York Cosmos have released a statement in honor of their former player Pele, the legendary Brazilian who died Thursday at the age of 82.

Daily Mail