Once in a Lifetime

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First published in Great Britain in 2006 by
Atlantic Books, Ltd., London

Published simultaneously in Canada
Printed in the United States of America

FIRST AMERICAN EDITION

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Newsham, Gavin
Once in a lifetime: the incredible story of the New York Cosmos
/by Gavin Newsham.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-5558-4869-9
1. New York Cosmos (Soccer team)—History.
I. Title: Incredible story of the New York Cosmos. II. Title.
GV943.6.N42N49 2006
796.334′63097471—dc22 2005059100

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