Farewell to the store that, with assists from Pelé and Messi, sustained soccer lovers in the US
For five decades Massapequa Soccer Shop in New York fanned a passion that has spread to a level that few foresaw
Pelé in action for New York Cosmos in 1975. The name on his jersey was hand-sewn on by Fay Bodenstein. Photograph: George Tiedemann/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images