The encounter pitted two future movers and shakers of soccer – Toye, who signed Pele to a historic c. He still has strong ties to the area through his Beast Mode company and would be a welcome addition . munists and midgets'Fifty years ago, professional soccer in the US took its first tentative steps with the foundation of the NPSL. ettled on Tomlin, an energetic 34-year-old largely unknown defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings.