In front of a sold out crowd at Hofstra University’s Shuart Field, the New York Cosmos won their opening game of the season in a return to the North American Soccer League (NASL) after a nearly 30-year hiatus.
The Cosmos defeated the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers in front of 11,929 fans who were on hand Aug. 3 to welcome the team to Long Island and honor players from the club’s past —including Pele, Carlos Alberto and the late Giorgio Chinaglia.
The team has proposed building a privately funded world-class stadium in the south lot at Belmont Park, a project supported by Sen. Jack Martins, R-Mineola, who was presented a game ball at the event.
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