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National Soccer Hall of Fame Announces 2024 Semifinalists for Veteran, Builder Ballots

September 7, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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FRISCO, Texas - The National Soccer Hall of Fame released the names of the semifinalists on the Veteran and Builder ballots for the Class of 2024.

The Player Ballot, which considers players who have been retired for at least three years but no more than 10 years, is in the screening process. The NSHOF released the names of all eligible candidates in August.

The Veteran Ballot is the path to the Hall of Fame for players who have been retired for more than 10 full calendar years. The Builder Ballot is the path to the Hall of Fame for individuals who contribute in a non-playing capacity. Builders are listed in three categories: referees, coaches and contributors. Based on the rotation established in 2020, only contributors will be considered for the 2024 Builder Final Ballot.

The finalists for all three ballots will be announced at the conclusion of the screening process. Player, Veteran and Builder Voting Committees will elect a maximum of six new Hall of Fame members - as many as three Players and two Veterans can be selected, along with one Builder.

The 21 Veteran semifinalists were selected by the nine-person Veteran Screening Committee from the list of 96 eligible candidates. The next step in the Veteran election will be for the Screening Committee to narrow the field to 10 finalists. The 24-person Veteran Voting Committee will determine who will be inducted; the finalist who receives the most votes will be elected, and a second finalist also may be elected if they receive at least 75% of the votes.

2024 Veteran Ballot Semifinalists

- Chris Armas

- David Beckham

- Chico Borja

- Sean Bowers

- Jeff Cunningham

- Lorrie Fair

- Mary Harvey

- Frankie Hejduk

- Lori Henry

- Eddie Lewis

- Carlos Llamosa

- Clint Mathis

- Shep Messing

- Heather Mitts

- John O'Brien

- Emily Pickering

- Tony Sanneh

- Lee Tschantret

- Tisha Venturini-Hoch

- Aly Wagner

- Josh Wolff

The 10 Builder semifinalists were selected by the nine-person Builder Screening Committee from the list of 38 eligible candidates. The next step in the Builder election will be for the Screening Committee to narrow the field to four finalists. The 24-person Builder Voting Committee will determine who will be elected.

2024 Builder Ballot Semifinalists

- Mark Abbott

- William Cox

- Joe Cummings

- Richard Groff

- Burton Haimes

- Clark Hunt

- Robert Kraft

- Tim Leiweke

- Francisco Marcos

- Fritz Marth

More Information

Complete information about the election and eligibility procedures is available online at nationalsoccerhof.com. The election process is administered by National Soccer Hall of Fame staff under election and eligibility guidelines established by the Hall of Fame Board of Directors.

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