Los Angeles Aztecs Soccer Warm Up Jacket

WARM UP ZIP JACKET HONORING THE LOS ANGELES AZTECS

History: In contrast to the corporate money behind the New York Cosmos, the LA Aztecs were, according to their own coach, "a small, patched-together ownership of doctors and lawyers." After clinching the North American Soccer League championship in their debut 1974 season, they tried everything they could to keep the lights on. They brought in Elton John as a co-owner in 1976, but the busy pop star hardly set foot in the arena. George Best, of Manchester United fame, joined the same year, scoring 15 goals when he wasn't skipping practice to tend bar at his Hermosa Beach restaurant. Excitement waned until, in 1979, they signed three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff, and average attendance jumped from 7,500 to over 14,000 a game.

Made from 100% cotton terry and designed with cotton taping, embroidered tackle twill logos and lettering, and on-seam side pockets, this warm-up jacket honors the scrappy and eccentric Los Angeles Aztecs.