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..just saw the preview for this on ESPN.

Once In A Lifetime

"The rise and fall of the N.Y. Cosmos. The soccer team that brought Pele to America; against the backdrop of N.Y. City in the 70's."

IMDb

Trailer

"In the midst of blackouts, riots, the Son of Sam serial killer scare and the dawn of Studio 54, came an entirely unexpected moment of inspiration: the rise of the New York Cosmos, America’s first great soccer team, and its larger-than-life superstar, PelÈ. But swept up in a careening path of glory, glamour, debauchery and controversy, the Cosmos themselves imploded."

Looks pretty interesting to me..

And like every other football move that's been made, it'll be out of theaters (if it ever gets in) in less than a week.
Looks more like a bunch of stock footage and interviews rather than a scripted movie.

It's a "Sports Documentary"

As a Cosmos season ticket holder in the late 70's and early 80's, this documentary should be great! What an era it was for New York and New Jersey natives!

Once In A Lifetime opens to theatres in New York tomorrow, July 7th.

There is a wider release planned for a week later, July 14th.

I'm sure we still won't be seeing it in SC theatres..however.. on September 20th it will air on ESPN2.

Great reviews so far -
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10006849-once_in_a_lifetime/

The HHH soccer coached actually played for a couple seasone with the cosmos.

Comes on tonight 9:00pm - ESPN2

FIFA killed soccer in the US

Giorgio Chinaglia came off looking like a real prince, didn't he?

;>)