My mate Ian's takeover of the Young Lions marketing and Courts sponsorship was always going to bring some fun to the s-league games but I never expected that I would be meeting Pele. Tonight as I arrived at the stadium for the game we went into a small VIP room and there he was along with Cobi Jones (164 US national team caps) and Eric Cantona. I was excited like a kid on Xmas day to be honest. They're in town promoting the upcoming New York Cosmos return to the MLS in 2013 and were jet lagged as the group had just arrived from the US the morning before. You wouldn't know it as Pele was all smiles, greeting everyone, taking photos with kids. He never once looked like he wasn't truly enjoying it all. I took the chance while Pele and Cantona were being mobbed to say hello to Cobi Jones and hear about the Cosmos plans as well as get a picture with the Team USA legend. Suddenly Christina worked her magic and grabbed me through the crowd to sit down with Pele for a chat like we were having tea in our living room. Meeting Pele who's an amazing personality and true global icon face to face was once in a lifetime stuff. They have another event on Saturday and I might try to get the boys over for a photo!!