Mike Sorber listed as NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME RELEASES ELECTION 2009 PLAYER BALLOT

Hall of Fame Releases Election 2009 Player Ballot

ONEONTA, NY (November 4, 2008) – The National Soccer Hall of Fame today released the 2009 Player ballot. Players eligible for election to the Hall of Fame are:

Jeff Agoos – 134 caps, 1988, 2002 World Cup, 10 seasons in MLS, 5-time MLS champion, 3-time MLS all-star

Mike Burns – 75 caps, 1992 Olympic Team, '94 and '98 World Cup team, 7 MLS seasons,

Mauricio Cienfuegos – 8 MLS seasons, 3-time MLS All Star, MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup champion

Raul Diaz Arce – 6 MLS seasons, 2-time MLS Cup champion, U.S. Open Cup champion

Thomas Dooley – 81 caps, 1994, 1998 World Cup team, 4 MLS seasons, MLS all star, 1992 Honda Award

John Doyle – 53 caps, 1990 World Cup team, 1988 Olympic Team, 1991 Gold Cup champion, 5 MLS seasons,

Marco Etcheverry – 8 MLS seasons, 4-time All Star, MVP, 3-time MLS Cup champion, U.S. Open Cup champion

Joy Biefeld Fawcett – 239 caps, World Champion 1991 and 1999, Olympic Gold in 1996 and 2004

Robin Fraser – 26 caps, 10 seasons in MLS

Dominic Kinnear – 54 caps, '91 Gold Cup champion, 5 MLS seasons,

Frank Klopas – 40 caps, 1988 Olympic Team, 1994 World Cup, 4 MLS seasons, MLS and Open Cup champion

Roy Lassiter – 30 caps, MLS all star, MLS scoring champion, MLS Champion

Shannon MacMillan – 176 caps, World Champion in 1999, Olympic Gold in 1996

Pato Margetic – 5 NASL seasons, 2-time NASL champion, 3-time NASL all-star, 15 indoor seasons,

Joe-Max Moore – 100 caps, '92 Olympic Team, '94, '98, and '02 World Cup Team

Victor Nogueira – 6 seasons in the NASL, 13 seasons indoor soccer, 4-time MVP

Peter Nowak – 5 MLS seasons, 3-time MLS all star, MLS Cup champion, 2-time Open Cup champion

Cindy Parlow – 158 caps, World Champion in 1999, Olympic Gold in 1996 and 2004

Preki Radosavljevic – 28 caps, 4-time MLS all star, MLS champion in 2000

Mike Sorber – 67 caps, 1994 World Cup team, 5 MLS seasons

Earnie Stewart – 101 caps, '94, '98, 2002 World Cup team, Honda Award winner in 2001, MLS champion in 2004

Steve Trittschuh – 38 caps, 1990 World Cup team, 6 MLS seasons,

Carlos Vaderama – 7 MLS seasons, 3-time MLS all-star, MVP

Tisha Venturini Hoch – 132 caps, World Champion in 1999, Olympic Gold in 1996

Peter Vermes – 67 caps, 1988 Olympics, 1990 World Cup, 7 MLS seasons, MLS Cup and Open Cup champion

"This is an impressive list of candidates," Hall of Fame President Steve Baumann said."It contains World Cup players and champions, MLS champions, and Olympians. We look forward to announcing the newest members of the Hall of Fame on January 15^th at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in St. Louis and on the Center Circle Live broadcast on Fox Soccer Channel."

The voting period opens on November 3^rd and concludes at noon on December 3^rd. Voters in the Player Election include:

• Selected members of the media,
• Hall of Famers,
• Past and present U.S. Men's and Women's National Team coaches and select MLS coaches, and
• Selected MLS, WPS, and U.S. Soccer administrators.

About the Hall of Fame

The Mission of the National Soccer Hall of Fame is to Celebrate the History, Honor the Heroes,

Inspire the Youth and Preserve the Legacy of Soccer in the United States.

Located in Oneonta, NY, the National Soccer Hall of Fame opened a new 30,000 sq.ft., state-of-the-art multimedia museum in 1999. The Hall of Fame tells the story of soccer in America through artifacts, photographs, video and written narratives. The main VideoWall portrays some of the greatest moments and the greatest goals in soccer history as well as live soccer action from the World Cup, MLS, and U.S. Soccer matches. The Hall features an extensive interactive, youth oriented Kicks Zone, including a kid-sized indoor field, where visitors have fun kicking, heading and playing video soccer games. Unique and rare artifacts on exhibit range from The Dewar Cup, the oldest team trophy in U.S. sport, to the Women's World Cup won by the USA in 1999, the uniforms of Pele and Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly's golden shoes, and NASL championship rings. That and so much more are all at the National Soccer Hall of Fame. In addition to the interactive Museum, the National Soccer Hall of Fame's 61-acre complex boasts the Kicks Hall of Fame Museum Store, a research library, four world-class soccer fields and office/meeting facilities. Visit the Hall of Fame at www.soccerhall.org