Former referee Esse Baharmast  will be honored with the Walt Chyzowych Lifetime Achievement Award on Jan. 22 at the United Soccer Coaches Convention. Also at ceremony in Kansas City, Walt Chyzowych Distinguished Playing Career Awards will be given  to members of the 1990 U.S. men’s national team, the first to qualify for a World Cup in 40 years, and former USA and New York Cosmos player Rick Davis. The players’ award has previously been bestowed on Landon Donovan and Michelle Akers.

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Paul Kennedy edited Soccer America for 41 years (1985-2026). He began writing for SA in 1974. He started writing for France Football in 1978 and has served on in Ballon d'Or jury since 2007.