A week into Major League Soccer’s 10-team launch in 1996, Mark Abbott’s work included procuring a Ferrari on short notice for the league’s most famous goalkeeper. By the end of his three-decade MLS front office run, he was known for his work in expanding the league to 30 teams. Abbott, the National Soccer Hall of […]
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Colin Jose Media Award: Former ESPN broadcaster Bob Ley named 2025 winner
The face of ESPN’s soccer coverage for decades, Bob Ley is the recipient of the 2025 Colin Jose Media Award, which honors journalists whose careers have made significant long-term contributions to American soccer. One of ESPN’s original broadcasters when it launched in 1979, Ley played a role in covering 10 men’s and women’s World Cups […]
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Five inductees named in National Soccer Hall of Fame’s 2025 class
Players Carli Lloyd and Nick Rimando, Veterans Chris Armas and Mary Harvey and Builder Mark Abbott are the members of the Hall of Fame’s 2025 class.
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National Soccer Hall of Fame: Carli Lloyd heads Player ballot
Hall of Fame voting committees will select a maximum of six new members; as many as three Players and two Veterans can be selected, along with one Builder.
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National Soccer Hall of Fame releases the names of the 21 Veteran and 25 Builder semifinalists
The National Soccer Hall of Fame released the names of the 21 Veteran and 25 Builder semifinalists for the Class of 2025.
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National Soccer Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2024
Tim Howard, Josh McKinney, Tisha Venturini-Hoch and Francisco Marcos comprised the four inductees
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Hall of Fame ceremonies to be streamed on Peacock and Telemundo Deportes’ channels
Tim Howard, Josh McKinney Tisha Venturini-Hoch and Francisco Marcos will be enshrined.
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Tim Howard on U.S. goalkeeping: ‘We’ve hit a little bit of a rut’
The 45-year-old Howard, the USA’s goalkeeper at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, played for clubs including Manchester United and Everton.
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Producer Amy Rosenfeld named 2024 Colin Jose Media Award winner
As the lead producer from 1999 to 2014, Rosenfeld was instrumental in ESPN’s ground-breaking coverage of the Men’s and Women’s World Cups