ONCE IN A LIFETIME (2006)

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A great documentary about the legendary New York Cosmos. Financed by Warner billionaire Steve Ross a football team who played on a cabbage patch, they painted the pitch green for Pele's arrival and first game!!!, went on to sign an international class team and draw crowds of over 50,000 a game in the short lived North American Soccer League. It was a big expensive roller-coaster, girls, parties and booze, and Cosmos' eventual collapse brought down the whole league and set back US soccer about 20 years. And the bad guy, Italian footballer Giorgio Chinaglia, he's straight out of the Sopranos! If you're interested in football or just a unique slice of history and personalities - this is a must watch.