Former U.S. national team stars Alexi Lalas and Carla Overbeck have been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

The two players will be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame at the Induction 2006 ceremonies on Aug. 28 in Oneonta, N.Y.

Lalas received 95 votes and Overbeck 85 votes on the 113 ballots cast by members of the soccer media, Hall of Famers, U.S. national team and MLS coaches, and soccer administrators from across the country. They were named on 84.07% and 75.22% of the ballots, respectively. Thomas Dooley finished third in the voting, receiving 71 votes or 62.83%. For a third player to be elected to the Hall of Fame that player must be named on a minimum of 80% of the ballots. The Hall of Fame will be announcing the results of the VeteranÆs and BuilderÆs election process later this month.

Lalas, played in the 1994 World Cup in the central defense, paired with 2005 Hall of Fame inductee Marcelo Balboa. He played for Italian Serie A Padova and was one of the first signings for Major League Soccer in preparation for the inaugural season in 1996. He played for the New England Revolution, MetroStars, Kansas City Wizards, and the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Overbeck won two WomenÆs World Championships (1991 and 1999) and an Olympic gold medal (1996) after winning four NCAA womenÆs championships at North Carolina. In arguably the best game of her career, she captained the U.S. team that defeated the China in the 1999 WomenÆs World Cup final at the Rose Bowl.

Overbeck joins 1999 teammate Michelle Akers, Class of 2004, and four teammates from the 1991 team in the Hall of Fame, Akers, April Heinrichs (Class of 1998) Carin Jennings Gabarra (Class of 2000) and Shannon Higgins Cirovski (Class of 2002).

Overbeck was a founding player of the WomenÆs United Soccer Association, leading the Carolina Courage to the 2002 WUSA championship.

2006 VOTING

Alexi Lalas (84.07%)

Carla Overbeck (75.22%)

Thomas Dooley (62.83%)

Bruce Murray (54.87%)

Carlos Valderrama (49.56%)

Hugo Perez (44.25%)

Peter Vermes (35.40%)

Desmond Armstrong (31.86%)

Mauricio Cienfuegos (30.09%)

Peter Nowak (24.78%)