Umbro has today announced that it will be the leading kit supplier for the newly reformed New York Cosmos soccer club, made famous in the 1970s as much for their star-studded fans off the pitch as the players on the pitch.
One of the most famous players from The New York Cosmos' past and now its Honorary President, Pelé, has spoken about his time with the team and his hopes for the rebirth of the club, "I am very happy to be involved with The New York Cosmos again. I have the opportunity to come back and work to revive the Cosmos and promote football in the United States. Now, I want to see my dreams come true of kids learning football in the right way."
It was 33 years to this exact day when Pelé played in the very last match of his professional career. In celebration of this victorious day, and to commemorate his upcoming 70th birthday on October 23rd, Pelé sits down for an exclusive interview with FourFourTwo magazine. Speaking in the November issue of the magazine, Pelé speaks about the excitement around the original club, "When we started to win, we had a really big bunch of names in the crowd: movie stars, sports stars, pop stars, politicians, artists .Robert Redford, Muhammad Ali and Mick Jagger all came. Andy Warhol, Elton John, Henry Kissinger too - every game, there was someone there. It was fantastic."