A little background. My favorite soccer team of all time is not the ones of today. In fact, the team I used to support was the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League of the 1970's and 80's. The Cosmos, with players like Pele, Giorgio Chinaglia, and Franz Beckenbauer, took five NASL championships in their day.

And my Soccer Santa did me right. In addition to a nice little photo book on Pele's life and career, Santa also sent me a souvenir Cosmos-themed Umbro soccer ball. This is cool, it even lists the five NASL championships.

Much thanks to my Soccer Santa, who scored a bicycle-kick goal for me!