Marcelo Balboa, John Harkes, and Alexi Lalas have been chosen by a panel of 160 sports journalists as finalists for the 1995 Honda Player of the Year Award.
The Honda Award honors the best professional soccer player in the U.S. Balboa was last year’s recipient, joining former honorees Thomas Dooley (1993), Eric Wynalda (1992), and Hugo Perez (1991).
This year’s winner will be announced at a luncheon ceremony on Jan. 17 in Los Angeles. Many of the world’s leading soccer figures are expected to attend, including the American and Mexican national teams and coaches, members of the World Cup champions from Brazil, and officials from U.S. Soccer, the Football Association of Japan, CONCACAF, and MLS. Popular Univision broadcaster Andres Cantor will be the master of ceremonies.