The conclusions were dismissed by the head of Germany's World Cup organising committee, Franz Beckenbauer.
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The Cosmos, a former powerhouse which once boasted Pele and Franz Beckenbauer as players, folded in 1985 but relaunched last August.
It's the club of Franz Beckenbauer, and of Germany's conservative political elite.
Franz Beckenbauer's West German machine won the 1972 Euro and 1974 World Cup, then lost the 1976 Euro in a penalty-kick shootout.
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High-ranking dignitaries will include UN secretary general Kofi Annan, South African President, Thabo Mbeki, Fifa chief Sepp Blatter and German legend Franz Beckenbauer.
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W. de Klerk and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as well as former football icons Franz Beckenbauer, Michel Platini, Eusebio and Roger Milla will also be on hand.
And, back then, the NASL didn't just bring in foreign superstars but also bought numerous seasoned pros from overseas to support Pele, Cruyff, Chinaglia, Best and Beckenbauer.
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And with Makaay, Pizarro and Paraguay's Roque Santa Cruz already on the club's books, Van Nistelrooy's arrival "would leave us with too many strikers", according to Beckenbauer.
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The Cosmos fielded a line-up that included Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Carlos Alberto and a host of other legends who, though no longer in their prime, were still highly entertaining.
Paolo Guerrero was sold to Hamburg and Beckenbauer claims further departures to the north may be on the cards as their Bundesliga rivals are in the market for a striker, having failed to land Milan Baros or Patrick Kluivert.
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Makhaya Ntini, the first black cricketer to play for South Africa, and World Cup icons Franz Beckenbauer, Michel Platini, Eusebio and Roger Milla were present, with entertainment coming from the likes of the Soweto Gospel Choir and singers Angelique Kidjo and Johnny Clegg.
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