Who Remembers The NASL?

[DaveBrett]

I grew up a fan of the North American Soccer League (NASL). It lasted 17 years, from 1968 to 1985. It was really popular in the late 1970s. But soccer's popularity nose dived in the 1980s, for reasons that aren't entirely clear. Fortunately soccer is now more popular in the USA than it has ever been. And MLS has revived the names of a number of NASL teams on the west coast.

I would love to see the NY Cosmos return to MLS in a new stadium in Queens. MLS wants a second team in NY, but it is going to be very expensive to build a new stadium. It will probably cost at least three or four hundred million to build. I grew up a fan of the Cosmos and about 15 years ago I started collecting videos of Cosmos games. They are on my web site: www.DaveBrett.com

I also know people who collect NASL jerseys. The Colorado Caribou jersey is the hardest to find because it is so rare...

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Dave Brett
Austin, TX