“What was exciting for me was how U.S. Soccer not only latched onto this concept, but took it a step further. [We’re] talking about maybe doing a concert over the induction weekend, sohaving a concert, the induction ceremony, and a Hall of Fame game.” — FC Dallas president Dan Hunt at groundbreaking ceremonies for the […]
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Hall of Fame: The two who are missing
The election to the National Soccer Hall of Fame of Brandi Chastain (in her firstyear of eligibility) and Shannon MacMillan (in the Veteran category) brings to 11 the number of former women’s national team players who have been elected to the Hall of Fame. But several starscontinue to be overlooked, notably Briana Scurry, named to […]
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Chastain, MacMillan and Garber headed to Hall of Fame
U.S. Women’s World Cup champions and Olympic gold-medalists Brandi Chastain and Shannon MacMillan and MLS commissioner Don Garber have been elected to National Soccer Hall ofFame. Chastain was selected on the player ballot, MacMillan on the veteran ballot and Garber via the builder ballot. Chastain, whose game-winning penalty kick gave the USA the 1999 Women’sWorld […]
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Chastain heads new Hall of Fame nominees
Two-time Women’s World Cup champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brandi Chastain heads the list of 2016 nominees for the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Also up for selection for the firsttime are Jeff Cunningham, Heather Mitts, Aly Wagner, Josh Wolff and Wilman Conde. A voting pool includes all past and present full men’s and […]
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What They're Saying: Len Oliver
“Take an old guy, take a guy who has been in the sport his entire life, and take a look. If there’s nothing there, good.” — U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Len Oliver,who will posthumously donate his brain and spinal cord to researchers studying the impact of head injuries. Oliver, who grew up playing soccer […]
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Hall of Fame construction in Texas to begin in 2016
The National Soccer Hall of Fame Museum, which lost its Oneonta, N.Y., home in 2010, will be resurrected at FC Dallas’ Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, with construction beginning in 2016. TheU.S. Soccer Federation has partnered with FC Dallas, the City of Frisco and Frisco Independent School District to create the 24,000 square foot museum […]
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Does the Open Cup final need a home, too?
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Now that it seems certain that the still-to-be-resurrected U.S. SoccerHall of Fame will be housed next to Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, should the federation also designate that facility as the permanent home of the U.S. Open Cup final? Under the currentformat, one of the Open Cup finalists is named to […]
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Plans for Frisco Hall of Fame to be unveiled Oct. 14
Following the fourth and final signoff by Frisco, Texas, entities, U.S. Soccer and FC Dallas are set to unveil plans to move the National Soccer Hall of Fame Museum to Frisco at a press conference tobe held Oct. 14 at Toyota Stadium. On Tuesday night, the Frisco Independent School District voted to approve an amendment […]
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Tuesday Night: Frisco greenlights Soccer Hall of Fame
The Frisco, Texas, city council approved on Tuesday night a measure to fund $39 million in improvements to Toyota Stadium, home of MLS’s FC Dallas, that could house the National Soccer Hall of FameMuseum at the south end of the stadium complex. The NSHOF has been without a home since 2010 when the 5,000-square-foot hall […]
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Report: Frisco favorite for Hall of Fame site
The late Lamar Hunt settled on Frisco, Texas, as the home for his MLS team, FC Dallas, which has played at the 20,500-seat Toyota Stadium for the last decade,and it is the front-runner to host the National Soccer Hall of Fame, reported the Washington Post.