1980 NASL Goals Of The Year

[@charleshammer2928]

Bob Iarusci hugging Johan Cruyff was a blast from the past. Bob was an Italian Canadian from Toronto who was a solid defender for the Cosmos before going to Washington.

[@boredguy52]

wow great goals and great crowds. too bad the league ran into financial disaster later on. it could have been one of the best leagues in the world by now!

[@johnreece5540]

Mark Liverich goal was The North American Soccer League version of Darryl Dawkins breaking the glass backboard.

[@louieflash7190]

The NASL back then was way more fun to watch than what we have today in MLS. You had to be there to understand. So much star power.

[@brando7266]

U do know it went bankrupt 4 yrs later, ? Mls isn't a top 10 league, but it's attendance is top7 in the world , and the nasl never averaged over 14k a game, mls avg is 22k a game, and rising, it helps having your own stadiums, and a salary cap,

[@louieflash7190]

@@brando7266 It may have gone bankrupt but it was still more fun to watch due to all the star power. Comparing attendance from the 1970's and 2020's is apples and oranges.

[@brando7266]

@@louieflash7190 u act like mls hasn't brought in stars,,Beckham, zlatan, Henry, schweinteger, stoichkov, Blanco, etc, etc, etc, and the goat ( messi), better than pele,

[@louieflash7190]

@@brando7266 Not even close. Go back and look what the NASL brought in back in the day from all over the world. The Cosmos alone brought in more top stars than MLS ever did in total.

[@brando7266]

@@louieflash7190 but mls has already lasted longer, and created more American stars, but the nasl did help the growth of ⚽️ in this country,

[@EWS-F]

I was lucky to have watched Pele, Best, Cruyff, and Beckenbauer . Oh yes and one of my favorites, Francisco Marinho.

[@Luciano-um9ii]

I am Brazilian and I love soccer.

[@charlesdahmital8095]

So lucky to have been at many of the Sounders games at Memorial Stadium.

[@soonerxx]

Thank you for posting! I loved the NASL. Went to MANY Tulsa Roughnecks games.

[@stanmonzon5788]

What?! You did WHAT?!?!!!!

[@shr3ddur]

Best league un the world at the time. European teams were paying working man wages at the time. RIP Cruyff !

[@larrynach]

Great times!

[@DaveBrett99]

This video is from my NASL collection: www.DaveBrett.com

[@pompei1968]

I miss this league..better than the MLS

[@russcoleman2338]

Yeah had world class players & paid alot more

[@marcosjuarez7809]

In my opinion, the NASL is as good as MLS.

[@bonanzatime]

Yes I agree. But probably because I was kid then.😂 Life was more exciting then, now everything is old and boring.

[@williamscheuer5933]

Big year for the Seattle Sounders. Finished the top of the pack in won/loss category. Roger Davies was on a goal scoring rampage. Too bad they lost to the Cosmos again in Soccer Bowl at San Diego.

[@danielkelegian5306]

Chinaglia was the greatest goal scorer I ever saw.

[@louieflash7190]

I was a Rowdies fan back then and disliked the Cosmos but Chinaglia was a scoring machine.

[@danielkelegian5306]

@@louieflash7190 Had Cosmos season tickets from 77-82. It was insane. I can imagine how crazy Rowdies home games must have been.

[@bonanzatime]

He certainly scored a lot of them. And he seemed to be kind of clumsy and clutzy but he was always at the right place at the right time.. Also having the 10 times highest paid and talented teammates around him also helped him look good.

[@danielkelegian5306]

@@bonanzatime Clumsy? LOL!!

[@bonanzatime]

@@danielkelegian5306 Yeah he seemed kind of like a big oafy uncoordinated guy, but smart because he always put himself in the right place at the right time to score goals.

[@darkoanton5]

Remember that the NASL folded when there was a bad down turn in the economy. Businessmen make cutbacks to downsize, otherwise I believe that the league would have survived.

[@mrseaturtle8915]

Had nothing to do with economy - many sports flourished in 1982. Putting the NASL on TV 'in the ABC did' killed it; without that contract, the league began to fall apart quickly.

[@johnreece5540]

Over expansion destroyed the league. Especially, placing teams in markets where Professional Soccer weren't dinner table topics. Interest in The New York Cosmos was greatly undermined when The National Football league New York Giants started winning.

[@johnreece5540]

Another issue was parents weren't going to continue pay their hard earned money where the majority of American and Canadian players had very little hope of making the starting lineup.

[@charleshammer2928]

I was at that game when Liveric took down the goal, I had totally forgotten it.

[@BiffScooter1]

Geez, not only is the soccer better but aren't all those jerseys so cool. I miss the NASL. Sorry, MLS, I just don't get you.

[@bonanzatime]

I remember that goal by Johan Cruyff. Never saw anything like it in professional soccer before. Took the ball at midfield and single handedly (footedly rather) take it all the way down field and successful score a goal.

[@larrynach]

Awsome!

[@JohnHillRSNStudios]

Verne Lundquist narrating this? That's a surprise!

[@WatchVenusSpa]

He called NASL games for TVS throughout the Pele era!

[@adidasaddict2023]

And now with messi the golden times is startig again

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

Cruyff probably had the top 3 goals that year they just could only give him the top spot. Not a better environment in 1980 than an NASL games. Just couldnt keep that momentum going

[@marcosjuarez7809]

Nowadays, we have the MLS and some of the old NASL teams like the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers joined the MLS. The one that did not join the MLS were the New York Cosmos. Instead, we have the New York RedBulls and the New York City FC.

[@marcosjuarez7809]

Oh, I forgot to mention the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Whitecaps did joined the MLS.

[@streetgato9697]

San Jose Earthquakes

[@marcosjuarez7809]

@@streetgato9697 Oh, yes. The San Jose Earthquakes.

[@streetgato9697]

@@marcosjuarez7809 San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders still compete for points and bragging rights in the annual 'Heritage Cup' which began in 2009 after Seattle joined the MLS expansion. Unfortunately when eligible legacy teams Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers joined MLS in 2011 both teams decided not to participate.

[@andrebeck]

New York Cosmos >>>>>>>>>>>> New York Red Bulls/NYFC any day.

[@marcello2136]

where are the two goals of Eduardo Bonvallet...where???

[@ElTeleVisorMexicano]

Spectacular! So, why did NASL not succeded? You can see aronud video full stadiums

[@mjh6833]

The Cosmos and their star power/money were the downfall...most smaller cities couldn't compete with salaries and players.

[@indivumsBBQ]

This is so cult lol. Some pretty sweet goals though. Begs the question, better than today's MLS? Why Americans think that home runs, touchdowns and dunks are more spectacular than goals beats me.

[@Boricua3lions1985]

I'm Puerto Rican American and I agree.

[@gui18bif]

Better than the MLS

[@bonanzatime]

The biggest complaint I've heard about soccer is that it is boring because there is not enough scoring. But it always seems to be some Moron that says that..😂 So it's more of a compliment to soccer than anything else.

[@dougmphilly]

i'm voting for that goal by houston's zimmerman.

[@rutherfordBHAZED]

Both Cruyff & Chinaglia have passed away! RIP

[@brando7266]

And Beckenbauer, muller, best,etc

[@rutherfordBHAZED]

@@brando7266 OMG I didn't know Gerd Muller passed away!!!!Already almost 3 years ago...damn...

[@brando7266]

@@rutherfordBHAZED and Carlos Alberto, cabanas,

[@rutherfordBHAZED]

@@brando7266 OH NO!!!! This is sad! I never heard....

[@curanderos]

Why were the shorts so tiny?

[@luisrosales9349]

Wtf happened? The stadiums are packed

[@bonanzatime]

That was RARE.

[@Resenbrink]

Could the sound track be any more absurd?

[@driffter1976]

robby rensenbrink More like could it be any better?

[@dariotorrente5033]

who were the announcers?

[@klumszy]

I definitely hear Jim McKay and Verne Lundquist.

[@bonanzatime]

@@klumszy Those would be the nationally televised games.

[@merseydave1]

What makes me laugh is this ... at the end of the clip of goals, the Budweiser guy says "To All You soccer Fans" well .... Only North America says soccer ... The World Name, for The World Name, is FOOTBALL ... FACT!.

[@hugq14]

David Cummings South Africa and Australia call it soccer!!

[@gregorypollard5908]

David Cummings...stop laughing and go away.....

[@marcosjuarez7809]

Well, we North Americans took the name football into the game that is played on the girdiron as in "American football". We North Americans took the "soc" out of association football which what the rest of you call it.