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FRISCO, TEXAS — Four members were inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Francisco Marcos, the United Soccer League founder, Tisha Venturini-Hoch, a U.S. Women’s National Team midfielder, Josh McKinney, a Paralympian, and Tim Howard, U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper.
Players can be elected via Player, Veteran and Builder Ballots.
Both Howard and McKinney were among 20 Player finalists.
Howard’s 119 USMNT starts in 121 caps over 15 years, seeing action in the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, play in Major League Soccer and abroad in the English Premier League, all culminated into being inducted to the HOF in his first year of eligibility.
McKinney was born with cerebral palsy and was the first member of the Extended National Teams to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He had 81 goals in 124 caps over a span of 19 years, captained the U.S. side 72 times and appeared in three Paralympics in 1996, 2004 and 2012, also winning a bronze medal.
Venturini-Hoch was elected from the Veteran Ballot. Out of the 10 Veteran finalists, she and Chris Armas were tied, winning the tiebreak by receiving more of the preliminary ballot screening points.
She played in two World Cups for the United States and was a member of the 1999 World Cup team that won it, and competed at the Olympics and earned a gold medal at the 1996 games, capping off her USWNT career with 134 caps and 47 goals. She was also a four-time National Champion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Marcos was one of four Builder finalists, recognized for being a leader and founder of the USL.
Amy Rosenfeld, an Emmy Award winning producer, also received the 2024 Colin Jose Media Award, which honors journalists whose careers have made significant long-term contributions to the sport of soccer in the U.S.
Her coverage of the Men’s and Women’s World Cups, being the leading producer for every tournament between the years of 1999 to 2014, a 25-year ESPN career and work with NBC Sports set the standard for soccer coverage and production.
