Hall of Fame: Abby Wambach is one of four '15 champs eligible for induction

Former U.S. star Abby Wambach, the all-time leader in goals scored at the international level with 184, is among the players eligible for induction to the National Soccer Hall of Fame for the first time.

Three other members of the 2015 world championship team are on the ballot for the first time: Shannon Boxx, Lori Chalupny and Lauren Cheney Holiday.

Former U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati is on the Builders ballot for the first time.

The Class of 2019 will be enshrined during Induction Weekend, currently set for Sept. 21-22 at the new Hall of Fame in Frisco, Texas.

Players
David Beckham
Gregg Berhalter
Carlos Bocanegra
Shannon Boxx
Edson Buddle
Rachel Buehler Van Hollebeke
Lori Chalupny
Lauren Cheney Holiday
Steve Cherundolo
Brian Ching
Kenny Cooper
Jeff Cunningham
Todd Dunivant
Kevin Hartman
Frankie Hejduk
Thierry Henry
Stuart Holden
Eddie Johnson
Chris Klein
Karina LeBlanc
Amy LePeilbet
Eddie Lewis
Lori Lindsey
Stephanie Lopez Cox
Pablo Mastroeni
Clint Mathis
Heather Mitts
Jaime Moreno
Ben Olsen
Pat Onstad
Heath Pearce
Troy Perkins
Steve Ralston
Cat Reddick Whitehill
Donovan Ricketts
Leigh Ann Robinson Brown
Tony Sanneh
Homare Sawa
Kate Sobrero Markgraf
Bakary Soumare
Taylor Twellman
Aly Wagner
Abby Wambach
Josh Wolff
Voting: Any player named to at least 66.7 percent of the total ballots cast will be elected.

Veterans
Chris Armas
Mike Burns
John Doyle
Lorrie Fair
Linda Hamilton
Mary Harvey
Chris Henderson
Lori Henry
Dominic Kinnear
Shep Messing
Tiffany Roberts
Mike Sorber
Greg Vanney
Tisha Venturini-Hoch
Voting: The individual receiving the most votes, with a minimum of 50 percent of the total ballots cast will be elected.

Builders
Joe Cummings
Sunil Gulati
Tim Leiweke
Francisco Marcos
Thom Meredith
Lothar Osiander
Kevin Payne
George Strawbridge
Voting: The individual receiving the most votes, with a minimum of 50 percent of the total ballots cast will be elected.
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