Former U.S. national team and MLS stars Marcelo Balboa, John Harkes and Tab Ramos have been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame and will be inducted Aug. 29.
Balboa (128 caps), Harkes (90) and Ramos (81) started together in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, and Balboa and Ramos played in the 1998 World Cup.
All three played abroad. Harkes in England, where he won the League Cup with Sheffield Wednesday in his first season, Ramos in Spain and Mexico, and Balboa in Mexico. All returned for the launch of MLS in 1996.
Balboa played for the Colorado Rapids (1996-2001). Ramos spent seven seasons with the MetroStars. Harkes captained D.C. United to the first two MLS titles in 1996 and 1997 and also played for the New England Revolution (1999-2001) and Columbus Crew (2001-2002).
TOP 10 VOTE-GETTERS
Name, Number of Votes (Percentage)
1. Marcelo Balboa 108 (87.80)
1. Tab Ramos 108 (87.80)
3. John Harkes 107 (86.99)
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4. Thomas Dooley 72 (58.54)
5. Hugo Perez 62 (50.41)
6. Peter Vermes 57 (46.34)
7. Carlos Valderrama 54 (43.90)
8. Bruce Murray 42 (34.15)
9. Peter Nowak 32 (26.02)
10. Roy Wegerle 31 (25.20)
Voters: Media selected by the National Soccer Hall of Fame in conjunction with U.S. Soccer, Major League Soccer and the Women's United Soccer Association, Hall of Famers, All current and past senior U.S. national team Coaches, MLS coaches with at least four years tenure as a head coach in the League, the Secretary General of U.S. Soccer, the Commissioner of MLS and the MLS Board of Governors.