Archive for the 'Pele' Category
“Best of 2011″ Poll :: Top Ten Soccer Cleats of 2011 … which pair ya got!!?
Do you agree with the BP_TOW crew? Take a look at the Top Ten Soccer Cleats of 2011 we posted yesterday, then vote... If you have something else that you think we missed, vote first, then weigh in with a comment in that section below.
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Maradona Takes Public Swipe At Pele For Neymar > Messi Comments
via SI
Diego Maradona has taken another swipe at Pele, saying the retired Brazilian star must have taken the "wrong medication'' when he suggested Neymar was better than Lionel Messi.
Speaking in Dubai on Thursday, Maradona acknowledged that the young Brazilian forward was good but insisted he never will be able to match Messi, the Argentinian ...
Pele Sports Trinity
This week saw the release of the Pele Sports Trinity boot and there has been quite a bit of chatter surrounding this boot. I personally haven't gotten my hands (or feet) on a pair yet, so there is not much I can really talk about in terms of this boot. Pele Sports has set up a micro site that has a good amount of information on these boots and the ...
Cantona, Pele, and Cobi Jones on Asian Cosmos Tour
'The lack of a team isn't stopping the New York Cosmos from embarking on an Asian promotional tour headed by Pele and Eric Cantona.'
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Happy Birthday To a Legend
The legend of all soccer legends, Pele, turns 70 years old today. From a grateful soccer world, we all wish you a very happy birthday.
NY Cosmos Ball Launch + Pele’s Birthday
In celebration of Pele's 70th birthday, the NY Cosmos will be hosting a party in his honor at Planet Hollywood in times Square. In addition to his birthday, there will be a one day product launch of special NY Cosmos merchandise. If you are in the NYC area this weekend, hit up the party and enter for a chance to meet the legend.
Also look for the ...
Andy Warhol “Athletes Series, 1979″
It was the mid-1970's, and Studio 54 was in full swing when art collector Richard Weisman commissioned his friend Andy Warhol to paint the portraits of several top athletes of the day.
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The Return of the New York Cosmos – the Cosmos Academy now, MLS Later?
The New York Cosmos, which featured Pele and Franz Beckenbauer, ceased operations in the 1980s as ownership fluctuated and the NASL crumbled. Since then, G. Peppe Pinton had held the rights to the name, until a group led by Paul Kemsley, an English businessman who previously held an interest in Tottenham Hotspur, bought it.
The new Cosmos has ...
