A composite image gifted to Pelé by the Cosmos, the image features Pelé in his Cosmos home uniform addressing fans in Giants Stadium before a record
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A composite image gifted to Pelé by the Cosmos, the image features Pelé in his Cosmos home uniform addressing fans in Giants Stadium before a record crowd of 62,394. On Fathers' Day, June 19, 1977, 62,394 fans watched the Cosmos beat the Tampa Bay Rowdies, 3-1. That attendance record would stand for only a month when, on August 14, the Cosmos stadium attendance reached 77,691 for a playoff game against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. 30 by 22 1/2 inches PROVENANCE: The Pele Collection, Julien' Auctions, June 2016, Lot No.145