The United States national team Star Carley Lloyd said at the National Soccer Hall of the 2025 category National Soccer Hall of the fame of the fame of the fame involved in a function in Texas, Texas on Saturday.
The five -member class also included former male player Chris player and Nick Remando, female player Mary Harvey and former executive Mark Abbott.
“We are proud to identify this year’s indications as a true champion of the game, whose passion and dedication have helped football to flourish in the US,” said Zorne Buchalaz, executive director of the National Soccer Hall of Fame, Journ Buchalaz said. “They have left their mark at every level, from the world and national stages to the construction blocks of our professional leagues, and their contributions perfectly capture the spirit of the hall of fame.”
Lloyd, 42, played the United States women’s national team at two Women’s World Cup Championship teams (2015, 2019) and also won the Olympic gold medal in 2008 and 2012.
Lloyd, who won the golden ball as the best player in the 2015 Women’s World Cup, said, “There was no greater honor than wearing red, white and blue.” “Yes, it was very difficult. There were countless sacrifices on the way, but every bit of it was worth it, because I loved the game, the lessons I learned, the relationships that I made and the experiences I gained were more than as much as I could ever imagine.”
Lloyd played internationally for 17 years (2005–21) and scored 134 goals with 64 assistance in 316 matches.
The 52 -year -old Armas coaches the colorado rapids of Major League soccer. As a player, he earned 66 caps for the United States’s Men’s National Team and had two goals.
He was also a six-time all-star midfielder scoring 12 goals in 264 MLS matches with Los Angeles Galaxy (1996–97) and Chicago Fire (1998–2007). He also won four US Open Cups and an MLS Cup with fire.
“People say, ‘Do you like to win or hate losing?” “I am not so sure. I know the fire is getting bright, and I learned at an early age that I had to vacate my tank in search of that victory.”
The 45-year-old Remando, playing 20 season (2000–19), holds MLS records for Showwee (553), Jeet (223) and Shutout (154).
“I am standing here today, not because of sports or records, but because I never stopped believing through failures, noise and rejection,” said the Remando. “If my story tells anything, it will be: you are always more than you say that you are.”
The six-time All-Star was the MLS Cup MVP in 2009 when Real Salt Lake defeated Galaxy to win the title. Retired in 2019, remands played in 22 matches for USMNT.
Harvey, 59, was a goalkeeper, when USWNT won the inaugural Women’s World Cup in 1991. She also won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, including the first female football.
“I find out that the national team is about excellence,” Harvey said. “It’s about being the best, you can be the best team partner, and about doing incredible things together. Today, I challenge people on teams to manage to develop a awareness of what they say and what they do and what they do and their ability to perform.”
Abbott served as President and Deputy Commissioner of MLS from 2013-22. In 1993, three years before playing MLS, he was hired as the first employee of the league.
Abbott said, “I had a good job, and I got a lot of good things, but what I always appreciated was part of a community.” “That community had a common objective to try to make our league accessible.”
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