"The film is an uncanny reflection of soccer itself: intermittently engaging but generally a dramatically inert bore." - Nick Schager

Good doc that covers all the bases but paints a slightly rose-tinted picture of the club and its wider impact on world football. The absent Pele is a shame but not a great loss; what is missing is more on the demise of the Cosmos and its after-effects, and perhaps additional soundbytes on the Chinaglia disputes (as most seem more than happy to mouth off about him). Some very nice footage/photos on show, accompanied by a decent soundtrack, although the speed of cuts is often a bit too much.

Great doc with a greater soundtrack. Weaves sports, film, and the music industry into a tightly nit package (with dull corners). In the vein of 'ESPN's 30 For 30'.

Competently constructed doc about the hey day of proto-MLS squad the New York Cosmos. Described as focusing on 1977, I didn't notice the film zeroing in on that year any more than the seasons before or immediately after. As a non-soccer fan, I learned quite a bit here -- most importantly -- the proper way to pronounce "Pele". And what does that say about soccer's (non-)popularity in the US that I've never ONCE heard anyone correctly pronounce the name of its greatest player until I saw this.

Solid telling of an interesting story. Great images from the 1970s-matches.