US EditionHeath, O’Reilly, Sanneh, Wondolowski, Seitz and Crow elected to US Soccer Hall of Fame
- In Frisco, Texas the Hall of Fame announced six inductees for the Class of 2026, with their ceremony scheduled for May 1, 2026.
- Tobin Heath earned her place after scoring 36 goals in 181 appearances and winning World Cup titles in 2015 and 2019 plus Olympic golds in 2008 and 2012.
- Under the Hall's voting rules the player ballot requires the top two at 50% and a third at 75%, with Heather O'Reilly receiving 47 of 48 votes and Tony Sanneh on 21 of 24 veteran ballots.
- Members surprised Tony Sanneh on Thursday with the election announcement, after he narrowly missed induction last year following a tiebreaker loss to Chris Armas.
- With the builder ballot limited to referees this cycle, Kari Seitz, FIFA referee, officiated nine Women’s World Cup matches and became U.S. Soccer’s vice president of referees in 2024.
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St. Paul’s Tony Sanneh to be inducted into National Soccer Hall of Fame
Members of the National Soccer Hall of Fame surprised Tony Sanneh with big news on Thursday: the St. Paul native will be part of its 2026 induction class. Sanneh will go into the U.S. hall alongside Chris Wondolowski, Tobin Heath and Heather O’Reilly on May 1 in Frisco, Texas. “Honored, surprised. I put a lot of hard work into this, but I had a lot of support,” an emotional Sanneh said in a video posted on social media. “I appreciate everybody.”…
Six inductees named in National Soccer Hall of Fame’s 2026 class - Soccer America
Players Heather O’Reilly, Tobin Heath and Chris Wondolowski, veterans Tony Sanneh and Kevin Crow and builder Kari Seitz are the six members of the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s 2026 class. The post Six inductees named in National Soccer Hall of Fame’s 2026 class appeared first on Soccer America.
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