Review of Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) by Jonathan Rosenbaum for Chicago Reader — 06 Apr 2006
Despite the title, this is less a soccer documentary than a corporate hagiography along the lines of "The Last Mogul" or "The Kid Stays in the Picture"; its real hero isn't Cosmos star Pele (who wisely declined to be interviewed), but Steve Ross, CEO of Warner Communications, which owned the team.
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This review of Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) was written by Jonathan Rosenbaum and published by Chicago Reader on 06 Apr 2006.
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos has generally received positive reviews.
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