The two former players selected in their first year of eligibility on the final Player ballot are Kyle Beckerman and Tim Howard. Photo: Jose L. Argueta/ISI Photos. * * * * * The National Soccer Hall of Fame released the names of the 34 finalists for election to the Class of 2024. From the 20 finalists on the Player ballot, […]
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National Soccer Hall of Fame: Veteran and Builder semifinalists named
The National Soccer Hall of Fame released the names of the 21 Veteran and 10 Builder semifinalists on ballots for the Class of 2024. Veteran Semifinalists • Chris Armas • David Beckham • Chico Borja • Sean Bowers • Jeff Cunningham • Lorrie Fair • Mary Harvey • Frankie Hejduk • Lori Henry • Eddie […]
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National Soccer Hall of Fame announces candidates for class of 2024
The National Soccer Hall of Fame (NSHOF) has released the names of all candidates eligible for election in 2024. Of the 174 people named, 40 are on the Player Eligibility List, 38 are on the Builder Eligibility List, and 96 are on the Veteran Eligibility List. The NSHOF’s Screening Committees will narrow the “Player,” “Veteran” and […]
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National Soccer Hall of Fame inducts seven new members
The National Soccer Hall of Fame today inducted seven new members, the most inducted since it moved into its new home in Frisco, Texas, in 2018. DaMarcus Beasley, Landon Donovan, Lauren Cheney Holiday and Kate Sobrero Markgraf, all former U.S. internationals, former USWNT coach Jill Ellis and former indoor star Steve Zungul entered from the […]
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Grant Wahl named 2023 Colin Jose Media Award recipient
Grant Wahl has been named the recipient of the 2023 Colin Jose Media Award for his contributions to soccer in the United States. Wahl, who died at the age of 49 while covering the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, will be honored at this year’s National Soccer Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Frisco, Texas, […]
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Hall of Fame: Kate Sobrero Markgraf elected in Class of 2023
Kate Sobrero Markgraf‘s playing career for the USA in 1998-2010 included 201 appearances, three World Cups and three Olympic tournaments. At age 22, Markgraf (née Sobrero) was the youngest starter on the 1999 World Cup-championship team, and she also won a pair of Olympic gold medals. Sobrero Markgraf, who co-captained the USA at the 2008 […]
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Hall of Fame: Steve Zungul elected in Class of 2023
Indoor soccer superstar Slavisa “Steve” Zungul was elected to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in the Class of 2013. The “Lord of All Indoors” — a title first given by Sports Illustrated’s JD Reed — scored 669 goals in 762 appearances across 11 indoor and 2 outdoor years in 1978-1990 after defecting from […]
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Hall of Fame: DaMarcus Beasley and Landon Donovan elected in Class of 2023
DaMarcus Beasley and Landon Donovan, teammates when the USA went to the quarterfinals of the 2002 World Cup at the start of their careers, will be inducted as members of the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s 2023 class. Both players were elected in their first year of eligibility. They will join Lauren Cheney Holiday, whose […]
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National Soccer Hall of Fame announces finalists for class of 2023
The National Soccer Hall of Fame announced finalists for the 2023 Hall of Fame class on Thursday. As many as three players, two veterans, and one builder can be selected for the class that will be announced on May 6 after picked by committee vote. Twenty players, 10 veterans and four builders are on the […]
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Clint Dempsey on his Texas roots, family and USMNT
Clint Dempsey will be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Saturday following a 15-year pro career that took him to New England and Seattle in MLS and Fulham and Tottenham in the Premier League. Dempsey played in three World Cups for the USA and finished his international career with 141 caps and […]