Word: chinaglia
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...YORK--The New York Cosmos fans love to boo Glorgio Chinaglia because he looks lazy standing alone by the adversaries' goal. But the broad-shouldered Italian forward is not lazy. He is an international star, the team's leading scorer, an artful dodger who dances through opposing defenses without soiling his crisp white Cosmos uniform with the big green "9" on the back...
...this aristocratic style of play that the New York fans dislike. They prefer earthier players like Chinaglia's teammate, midfielder Franz Beckenbauer, or national monuments like Pele, who led the Cosmos before his retirement two years ago. Chinaglia ignores the abuse, however. As he revealed Sunday night, his obsession is scoring goals...
Hands on hips, Chinaglia surveyed the field, a bright green carpet that stretched across the floor of Giants Stadium. Passing the ball upfield, his teammates worked to get the ball...
...Chinaglia peered over his shoulder at Jack Brand, the Sounders' goalkeeper. Brand, who played on the 1978 NASL champion Cosmos--Pele's last team--was wearing shorts, at the risk of severely burning his knees on the mock turf. Brand had looked sharp in practice, but strolled languidly now toward the edge of the penalty box, waiting for the blue-spotted ball to reach...
...Chinaglia watched intensely as Beckenbauer dribbled past a Seattle forward and pressed on toward the center circle. The Sounders fullbacks stepped back nearer their own goal and Chinaglia moved with them, silently hunting his favorite trophy, a goal...