New York, NY - Now that the Cosmos are competing in the North American Soccer League (NASL), we’re exploring ideas on how to provide you the kind of coverage Cosmos Country deserves. One idea I have is having rival supporters clubs cover away matches for us while introducing us to their match day culture. Click here to read. However, I knew [...]

New York, NY - What makes Cosmos Country special as a whole is the diversity with in our community. As an online publication catered to covering the Cosmos, we’re committed to capturing our cultural diversity. From time to time, articles, photos and artwork will feature Guest Contributors from other countries. Their submissions will appear in their language. I will not be translating [...]

New York, NY - In our effort to showcase the talent of the photographers who contribute to ThisIsCosmosCounrtry, we’re making a strong commitment to produce photo journals in their honor. Photographer Daniel Budasoff was there to capture the Cosmos 2-1 home opening victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Believe it or not, Photography is a serious professional hobby for Daniel. Professionally, he’s [...]

Cesar Diaz: As Editor-in-Chief for LatinoSports.com, I’m proud of the way we showcase the talent of our Photographers. They work hard and they deserve to be recognized. Allow me to explain to you the importance of a healthy relationship between the Writer and Photographer. It’s from an old article but it still relevant today: In today’s TMZ, Facebook and Twitter world, people want [...]

Early Saturday morning, I figured that the dark clouds would not subside in time for the kickoff of the Cosmos first match in 29 years. However, as I drove from my home in Westchester down to James Shuart Stadium, the sun that had just started to peak over the clouds finally lit up. It was an interesting turn of weather, [...]

Carlos Alberto, former Cosmos defender: “We are thrilled with the return of the Cosmos, if not this year but very soon, we are going to have the same team we had before. “The most important thing is for people to know that we are not here to play games. We are here in New York to really seriously play this game hard. [...]

New York, NY - Many of you asked me on Facebook, email and in person on Saturday if were we able to get a place in the in the Press Box. Plain and simple, the answer is no. Nevertheless, the front office made sure we still had a a good view of game. As a result, we witnessed Saturday’s fantastic 2-1 Cosmos [...]

MIAMI, Fla  - The New York Cosmos left it late to make a dramatic triumphant return to the North American Soccer League with a winning goal deep into injury time to defeat the Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2-1 as the 2013 Fall Season kicked off. Italian striker Alessandro Noselli pounced on a misplaced defensive header just as a draw seemed the likely [...]

Uniondale, NY- The past, present and future merged into one event on Saturday evening, August 3 as the N.Y. Cosmos played their first game as a member of the North American Soccer League (NASL) since 1984. The legendary soccer club was reborn as an active league team after an absence of nearly 30 years. The site of the event, the James [...]

New York, NY - A few weeks ago, I appeared on the Vuvuzela World Soccer Show to address my concern about local media being pushed aside in favor of the media sports giants. You can listen to it here. Prior to the show, I spoke with the show’s founder Eric Nash on the phone and told him that I wouldn’t be surprised [...]