Good Point, who would be dumb enough to want a corporate sponsored team reducing player fees when you can stick with the pay to play mentalitiy of Alby etc. There was no benefit already received in prior years, dumb dumb dumb. Worst case they have to pay what they would have anyway with no Cosmos

The man who signed Pele and built the New York Cosmos into the power they became in the North American Soccer League has called the organization trying to revive the former club “a total disgrace.”

Former Cosmos president Clive Toye said “the so called re-birth has been a farce from the start.”

The Cosmos, who are trying to become the 20th team in Major League Soccer as an expansion team, is being sued by Blau Weis Gottschee, a storied soccer club in Queens, for non-payment of around $210,000, which was due in August. In 2010, Gottschee agreed to become the U.S. Soccer Development Academy team for the Cosmos.

Toye said that Peppe Pinton, who had owned the rights to the Cosmos’ name had several opportunities to sell the Cosmos’ rights “to people who would have done the right things.”

“I tried twice to get it out of his hands and others were interested, too,” Toye said via email on Thursday morning. “Instead, the Cosmos ended up in the hands of people who had no idea whatsoever what the Cosmos had meant or what the Cosmos could become. A total disgrace.”

Paul Kemsley, one of the individuals who revived the Cosmos, recently resigned as chairman and CEO of the organization. He sold his shares in the company to Sela Sport of Saudi Arabia, which is the new Cosmos owners.

Neither the Cosmos or Sela Sport have made any comments about the suit or when payment will be made.

Yes, the Redbulls beat the u13 Gottschee 8-0 and Redbulls are FREE! Mcglynn's only coaching experience little kids

Grow up you ignorant human being. Come watch these two teams play in a few weeks. You will learn something. Soccer is about kids and it seems some positive news came from Don Garber about the Cosmos today

Would love to see the Cosmos and Red Bulls compete in the MLS. It would give soccer a huge boost in NY. Hope these guys turn out to be real.

where have you heard that Red Bull beat the u-13 cosmos 8-0? that is completely not true. the teams play each other in their first league game in December. The league standings are published on the us soccer site for the northeast pre-academy. Why make up a story like that that isn't true? You are talking about youth soccer and kids. Have you nothing better to do than make up lies?

Gottschee are a good club but they are about winning and not about the kids. It's their reputation that counts. Their player turnover is big. They brought a coach in from red bulls this summer along with 7/8 kids and dropped 6/7 of their best u15s from last year. Their reserve team beat them 2-0 a month ago.maybe they should develop the kids they have!!!!!

I thought this was about the Cosmos and their obligations? FYI as a parent of a Pre academy kid Paul asked the coaches to work for free until March. They have agreed. Don't tell me it's not about the kids.

Paul McGlynn was a talented soccer player ,I played against him many times, Now my son plays against his talented Cosmos Team and they are well coached.

I never heard of him.