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Let me point out this is NOT a rumor but a thought that occurred to me in past hour. Pele is doing a book signing at a "Barnes and Noble" outlet in NY tomorrow (Tomorrow as in US time) and it reminded me that he serves as the honorary president for NY Cosmos. So I jokingly suggested to Nick Chavez that NYCFC should ask Maradona to be honorary president to see how many Cosmos fans complain. Then I considered it in deeper terms beyond that and thought about the prestige, publicity and name value.
Why Maradona people may still ask? Well my response to that is why not? Its not a corporate position so there wouldn't be any headaches (for obvious reasons) in that regard. To point out the blatantly obvious there's also no former players to choose from who have represented this club. So why not go out there and get the biggest name possible? Maradona could be persuaded if he somehow thought it would annoy Pele (though Pele most likely wouldn't care in the slightest) so that could be his incentive.
Cosmos aren't the only club of course to have created such a title. MCFC for example have seven honorary presidents at the moment (Thaksin Shinawatra used to be one but that's no longer the case) so NYCFC could definitely fit one in.
As I said recently..."NYCFC: The cure for the common club!"
Why Maradona people may still ask? Well my response to that is why not? Its not a corporate position so there wouldn't be any headaches (for obvious reasons) in that regard. To point out the blatantly obvious there's also no former players to choose from who have represented this club. So why not go out there and get the biggest name possible? Maradona could be persuaded if he somehow thought it would annoy Pele (though Pele most likely wouldn't care in the slightest) so that could be his incentive.
Cosmos aren't the only club of course to have created such a title. MCFC for example have seven honorary presidents at the moment (Thaksin Shinawatra used to be one but that's no longer the case) so NYCFC could definitely fit one in.
As I said recently..."NYCFC: The cure for the common club!"