World Cup 2026

From Pelé’s Cosmos to Team USA: Werner Roth on America’s Soccer Journey

During Werner Roth’s eight seasons as a defender for the New York Cosmos in the 1970s, the team won three NASL championships.
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From Pelé’s Cosmos to Team USA: Werner Roth on America’s Soccer Journey
Werner’s favorite photo of the 1977 New York Cosmos NASL Soccer Bowl championship team at Giants Stadium. Courtesy of Werner Roth
Donald Laible
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Werner Roth will be watching every USA match during the FIFA World Cup tournament.

“And what a fantastic performance from our USA team against Paraguay today. This is a great indicator of things to come for American soccer,” said Roth, former New York Cosmos captain and Soccer Hall of Famer, in one of several text messages to The Epoch Times on Friday.

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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.