Shep Messing on the field with Pele, his soccer teammate during their time together with the New York Cosmos (1976-77).
By Adam Kluger
Shep Messing spent 7 seasons as goalkeeper in the North American Soccer League, sharing the pitch with legends such as Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, and Giorgio Chinaglia.
The 1970s were a time of growing pains for U.S. soccer a…