[NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME] Former national team forwards Joe-Max Moore and PeterVermes were elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Moore is the sole Player representative, elected in a runoff, while Vermes enters the Hall of Fame as a representative from the Veteranballot. None of the candidates in the Builder category received the […]
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Class of 2013 ballot released
[HALL OF FAME] U.S. World Cup defender Tony Sanneh, 2005 MLS MVP and current ESPN analyst Taylor Twellman, national team midfielder and current D.C. United coach Ben Olsen, two-time MLS champion WadeBarrett and two-time Olympic gold medalist Angela Hucles are the players in their first year of eligibility for the National Soccer Hall of Fame […]
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Grahame Jones to be honored with media award
[HALL OF FAME] Longtime Los Angeles Times soccer writer Grahame L. Jones will be honored as the recipient of the 2012Colin Jose Media Award at the 2012 National Soccer Hall of Fame Induction ceremony presented by Eurosport on Wednesday before the USA-Brazil game at FedExField in Landover, Md. Jonesworked at the Los Angeles Times for […]
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Al Miller's alligator tale, all true
[OFF THE POST] At the age of 75, U.S. National Hall of Famer Al Miller has long since given up coaching, but he stilllikes to play golf. Miller, who coached at Hartwick College, won an NASL title with the Philadelphia Atoms in 1973 and briefly coached the U.S. national team, got more than he bargainedfor […]
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Meola and Reyna on ballot for first time
[HALL OF FAME] Tony Meola and Claudio Reyna, two of the U.S. national team starsof the 1990s, are on the ballot for the first time for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2012. Voting will begin immediately for the Player, Veteran Player and Builder categories and continuethrough Feb. 17. Meola, who started in […]
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Hall of Famer Gansler got to chase his dream
Charles F. Gardner talked with Hall of Fame inductee Bob Gansler, who was born in Hungary during World War II andarrived in Milwaukee from Germany at the age of 10 and went on to become one of the most influential American coaches of the modern era. He led the USA to the 1990 World Cup, […]
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Induction 2011 to be held in Foxborough
[HALL OF FAME] Ceremonies for the induction of Cobi Jones, Eddie Pope, Earnie Stewart, Bruce Murray and Bob Gansler into the National Soccer Hall of Famewill be held on June 4 in Foxborough, Mass., prior to the USA-Spain friendly at Gillette Stadium.
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Jones, Pope and Stewart head 2011 class
[HALL OF FAME] Three three-time World Cup veterans Cobi Jones (1994-2002), EddiePope (1998-2006) and Earnie Stewart (1994-2002) were elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2011 on the Player ballot. Former U.S. nationalteam forward Bruce Murray and former U.S. national team coach Bob Gansler were elected on the Veteran and Builderballots, respectively. […]
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Jones and Pope eligible for election
[HALL OF FAME] Former U.S. national team stars Cobi Jones and Eddie Pope — bothveterans of three World Cups — are among the six players in their first year of eligibility for the Player ballot that has been finalized for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2011. Chris Armas, Jason Kreis, Carlos Llamosa […]
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Diverse class is honored
[HALL OFFAME] Hours before Brazil would beat the USA for 15th time in 16 games, Preki, whose goal gave the USA its only win over Brazil, was inducted into theNational Soccer Hall of Fame along with Thomas Dooley, Bruce Arena and Kyle RoteJr. and Soccer America columnist Paul Gardner was awarded the Colin Jose Media […]