European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sex Cosmos Pian reunion game As a by Rob Staggenborg staff writer London a so me of the greatest soc eur players in the world will be reunited in giants stadium in july under a new York Cosmos Banner when the team holds its 20lh anniversary reunion game. Pulc Franz Beckenbauer Ricky Davis Carlos. Alberto Eskandarian Johan Nee skins and Vladislav Bogicevic will put on the jerseys of their former team when the All Star version of the Cosmos take on the brazilian masters which will be led a i  stars such As Zinc. Edu and or Vellino. The game will be held july 21 in giants stadium Home of the Cosmos from 1971 to 1984 a a it a been amazing the people calling for tickets a said Lee Zakow. One of the events organizers who was in London recently to watch the world league of american football championship game a a we be had some people who were former Cosmos ticket holders Call and ask if they could have their same scats Back. Row 7, Section 11v, seat 6, or whatever. Nieskens we it tried to accommodate them much As possible a. Beckenbauer coached the West German National team to the 1990 world cup last summer in Italy. Davis is a former  National team player and olympic team player pole has since retired the event will be missing Giorgio Chinaglia one of the stars of the team when the Cosmos reigned Over the now defunct North american soccer league. Chinaglia did not express an interest in playing to the game organizers said. The Nesuhi Ertegun cup which was named after the late president and chairman of the Board of the Cosmos will be played 20 years after the Cosmos played their first game in new Yorkus i Hofstra univ Misity they beat the so Louis stars. 2-1 at Francis Field in St. Louis for their first Victory and claimed their first Nail championship in August 1972. The new York team won five Nail Champi. On ships in All. The event is clearly Pelcs a player generally regarded As the top soccer play a or of All time. A you can Divide soccer history in the United states into two eras a before Pele and after Pele a said Protessor Julio Mazzei one of the executive directors o the event and a Cosmos coach from 1979-�. 1980. A a a a a a a a  Pele. Born Quot Edson arantes do Nasci mento and known As the Black Pearl scored 65 goals As a 17-year-old playing for brazils Santos. He led the brazilian National team to the 1958 world cup championship. He stored 97 goals 111 appearances Lor the brazilian team which also won cup titles in 1902 and 1970.  18 years with Santos pole joined the Cosmos in 1975. He finished his soccer career with. 1,281 goals in 1,363 games which prompted 75,646 fans to  Farewell game on oct. 1 1977-�?oit was a combination of three very important factors Mazzei said. A first he was a Genius soccer  seconds he was an exceptional athlete. And third he was an extraordinary human being. .1 be also had fantastic Charisma a Beautiful. Smile and sincerity. A a a the glory never went to his head. He is still the same simple Skinny scary and. Humble 14-Ycar-Nld boy who went to try out for Santos in 1954,�?�. He said. A Beckenbauer known As Kaiser to Cosmos tans has seen world cups from. Both sides of the Boundary lines. He Cap. Tamed West Germany to a �?T74 title and coached the team to the championship last summer. A a. The former Bayern Munich Star guided the Cosmos to three Nail titles in �?T77,. �?T78, and �?T80 and was named Nail map in �?T77. He was named the leagues top midfielder in �?T78, �?T79 and �?T80. With Bayern Beckenbauer established himself As one of the Best players Ever to play in Bavaria leading Bayern to three consecutive european crowns from 197476. He also led Germany to the european championship in 1972. A a currently Beckenbauer is a consultant to the  federation which will be organizing the 1994 world cup in the United states. A a. V the brazilian masters made up entirely of Over-35 stars captured their second consecutive Pele cup International soccer a version of the senior pea tour. A in Brazil a lot of people prefer to see the seniors play than the National team a Pele said. �?o1 take this very seriously a a said Brazil Lan superstar Roberto dynamite. A pm still Young and in shape and this is a Chance to show off to americans Here and brazilians watching on television at Quot a  a a a a a a a a. A a. The game is expected to attract a glob Al audience of More than 53 million peo pie with the game being telecast in North and South America Europe and. Japan. A a a a a. A a a a. A. A a. A a. The Cosmos crowning moment May have been that october Day when they topped the Seattle sounders in. .1977 in front of to tearful Farewell a Fly Tor no. 10 Pele. But even with Pele gone the Cosmos breezed to a 24-6 record. Cd Ndagha scored a record 34 goals that year and Dennis Lucart had two goals to give the Cosmos their second soccer bowl. Also expected to join the reunion game Are Alberto one of the defensive Cornerstones for four Cosmos title teams englishman Steve Hunt now a youth coach in England and Sensho currently a member of the portuguese National masters team. -. A. A a Pele and Franz Beckenbauer will be reunited at the Cosmos 20th anniversary game. Pele scores in a 1969 game in Rio do Janeiro. Pele scored 1,280 goals in 1,363 games a. I a a. A a a a a a a 1. A a a a. A. . Women s team favourites to Clinch title the new York times North Haven Conn. The Bull is round an cannot be touched with the hands. Soccer has another Rule unwritten hut tradition bound teams from the unit red states maker accommodating doormats Tor the world s More talented feet a before the . Men s National team a tapes Juventud of Italy minus  cup players Salvatore Schillaci and Roberto Baggi othe United states women a National team will Playan exhibition against an Amateur squad the  women have go inched a berth Lor the first women s world cup this not a Coniber in China outscoring Central american and Caribbean teams by 49-0 during qualification matches. They Are fresh off a 3-2 european tour against lop Light Competition and arc considered one of the favourites to win the title a there Are probably eight teams that could win the championship and we re one of them a said coach Anson Dor Rance who has captured eight National collegiate athletic association titles at North Carolina in the last nine years. A we Haye a unique chemistry. We have been through three training Camps three Tours and you a expect us to he burned out. We re still having  it had belter be fun because there is Little Glamour to this particular sporting life. These women Ages 18 to 26, halve sacrificed nearly everything to travel and. Play soccer for s10 per diem plus free. Board a. A a a a a. A a Carm Jennings one of a Trio of american strikers that has proved unstoppable to opponents was dismissed front her marketing Job in,.irvine, calif., Vohen she ibid her Bosses at Kumor sports that she needed a three month leave of absence for a soccer tour. Jennings a Fiance is Jim Gabarra a former . National team player. Players like Gabarra thought they had it rough until they heard stories from the women playing in France last month the women stayed in a youth Hostel washed their own laundry and Hong their uniforms up to dry on a clothesline. There have been Long bus rides and few niceties. V a a a we re in the budget plan and it can i Little thin a said Michelle Akers of Oviedo fla., the teams top Wear Stahl scorer. We handle to very Well we Don t co m i a i n. W e a r e to t h e r a of r. T h e f r i 11 a the sport might become an official olympic Competition in time for the 1996 games in Atlanta but the International olympic committee told organizers they would have to hold their own championship first. That is what the upcoming world cup is All about. Quot the menus game is quicker taster and there a Fri tire Contact Quot Dorrance said. A a the women a game is More spread out and it s More Milf iseult. To close them Down. Also the goaltender is generally smaller still covering the same goal area. So there is bound to be More