Fugitive Former Cosmos Player and ex-Lazio Prez Giorgio Chinaglia Gets Hit With Mob Charges

By: Laurie | 3 Comments

Former New York Cosmos player Giorgio Chinaglia may be a lot of things, but you can’t accuse him of lacking audacity. If you saw the movie “Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos,” he was the one with the biggest ego. And back in the 1970s, he [...]

Category: World Football

Tags: Giorgio Chinaglia, Lazio, Mafia, mob, money laundering, NASL, New York Cosmos, Once in a Lifetime, World Football

NASL: When Football Had Shootouts

By: Martha | 12 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg2CpWD2jpo

One of the (only?) awesome innovations of the North American Soccer League was the creation of hockey-style shootouts in place of PKs when matches ended with the score tied. When interviewed now, a lot of the big names who played in the league say they loved the format, though purists will surely turn their noses [...]

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Tags: Giorgio Chinaglia, NASL, Soccer Bowl, World Football