In his first year of eligibility, Kasey Keller was the only player elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Also selected in the Class of 2015 were hiscoach with the Seattle Sounders, Sigi Schmid (Builder category), and the late Glenn Myernick (Veteran ballot). Keller played 102 games for the United States in an international […]
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Past national team stars head Hall of Fame ballot
Tiffeny Milbrett, a 1996 Olympic gold medalist and 1999 Women’s World Cup champion, two-time gold-medalist Lindsay Tarpley, and Kasey Keller and Frankie Hejduk, who both played in two World Cups for the USA, head the list of players nominated for the National Soccer Hall ofFame Class of 2015 elections. Those on this year’s Builder ballot […]
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Bradley, Lilly, McBride enter Hall of Fame
The three latest inductees into the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame all fall into the “obvious” category. Bob Bradley, Kristine Lilly and Brian McBride wereofficially acknowledged Saturday at the U.S. Soccer Annual General Meeting in San Francisco. Bradley, who coached the national team from 2007 to 2011, was inducted as a Builder, the categorydesignated for […]
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Brian McBride grows into TV role
By Ridge Mahoney Of the three main soccer analysts to work games and studio shows for Fox Sports, Brian McBride definitely has theleast experience. On the set with host Rob Stone and fellow former internationals Warren Barton and Eric Wynalda, McBride feels like he’s figuring things out after nearly two years on the job.
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Lilly, McBride and Bob Bradley named 2014 inductees
[NATIONAL HALL OF FAME] Kristine Lilly, soccer’s all-time international caps leader,and U.S. national team forward Brian McBride have been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame as first-ballot player inductees. Joining them in the Classof 2014 is former U.S. men’s national team and MLS coach Bob Bradley on the Builder Ballot. None of the […]
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Lilly, Scurry and McBride in Class of 2014
[HALL OF FAME] Two-time Women’s World Cup and Olympic champion and all-time cap holder Kristine Lilly, goalie Briana Scurry and three-time World Cup player Brian McBride are among the players eligible for induction into the NationalSoccer Hall of Fame for the first time in the Class of 2014 selections. “The National Soccer Hall of Fame […]
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U.S. World Cup players Vermes and Moore inducted
[NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME] Former World Cup players Peter Vermes and Joe-MaxMoore were inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in ceremonies at Kansas City’s Sporting Park before the USA-Jamaica game. Vermes grew up in New Jersey, where he played atRutgers University, but he has made his home for the last 13 years […]
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Vecsey named Hall of Fame media recipient
[AWARDS] New York Times columnist George Vecsey was named the recipient of the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s Colin JoseMedia Award. He will be honored at the 2013 Induction Ceremony on Oct. 11 before the USA-Jamaica World Cup qualifier against Jamaica in Kansas City. The ceremony, presented by Eurosport,begins at 2:30 p.m. CT on the […]
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Hall inductions for Moore and Vermes on Oct. 11
[DATEBOOK] Former U.S. national team forwards Joe-Max Moore and Peter Vermes willbe inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Oct. 11 in a ceremony before the USA-Jamaica World Cup 2014 qualifier that night at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. Induction 2013,presented by Eurosport, will take place at 2 p.m. CT on the […]
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Pioneers Moore and Vermes rewarded by Hall of Fame selections
By Ridge Mahoney I’d have preferred to see more than two former players inducted to the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame, yet it’s good thatboth selections are utterly deserving. You can read elsewhere of the career highlights registered by Joe-Max Moore and Peter Vermes, and certainly debate that other male players and perhaps one or […]