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The Cosmos are back!

Club return following USSF granting NASL D2 status

32nd Annual Walter Kaitz Foundation Fundraising Dinner Hosted By TV One Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Walter Kaitz

We’re back baby! For the first time in months, the Cosmos have tweet and announced their return for the NASL 2017 season.

Although nothing has been officially confirmed yet, it appears that the club has been bought in part by Rocco Commisso. Commisso is the founder of Mediacom, as well as former Columbia University player and a big backer of their soccer program; the university has named a soccer field after him. His purchase of the Cosmos hinged on the USSF’s declaration of the NASL as a second division league, which was recently announced. Commisso could be in charge as early as next week.

Initial reports suggest that the Cosmos will play at MCU Park in Brooklyn next season. The Cosmos have played there before, most notably in the 2015 season playoffs.

Hopefully with the purchase of the team we can hear news of unpaid front office staff and players finally getting the money they have been owed.

The team now has to rebuild their roster in order to prepare for the 2017 season. NASL MVP Juan Arango will not be returning to the team as he as well as Yohandry Orozco have signed with Venezuelian side Zulia FC. However, Jimmy Maurer cryptically tweeted about returning to New York…

It will be exciting to see the club’s new vision under the ownership of Commisso. The Cosmos have a long way to go in order to fully regain the trust of the fans after the fiasco of this offseason, but for now most are just excited to have a team again. You just can’t kill the Cosmos!