NATIONAL SOCCER HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2025

A forward and midfielder who repeatedly scored key goals in major world finals, Lloyd played 316 full internationals between 2005 and 2021, winning two Olympic gold medals (2008 and 2012) and two World Cup titles (2015 and 2019). She was twice named the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year and won the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2015 Women’s World Cup. She starred in the NWSL with Western New York Flash, Houston Dash and NJ/NY Gotham across eight of her 11 professional seasons. She won the English Women’s FA Cup in 2017 while on loan to Manchester City.

A goalkeeper who set a record for the most appearances in first-division American soccer, Rimando won MLS titles with two different teams. He played 553 games in 20 MLS seasons, from 2000 to 2019, starring for the Miami Fusion, D.C. United and Real Salt Lake. Rimando won championships with D.C. United in 2004 and with Real Salt Lake in 2009, when he was named the MVP of the final. Rimando made 22 appearances for the U.S. between 2002 and 2015, including the 1-0 victory over Panama in the final of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He also was a member of the U.S. squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

A midfielder who was a longtime star of both MLS and the USMNT, Armas played the first 12 MLS seasons, initially for the Los Angeles Galaxy and later for the Chicago Fire. He was named to the MLS postseason Best XI five times, in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003. He played in MLS Cup four times: in 1998 (when he was on the winning side), 2000 and 2003 with Chicago and 1996 with Los Angeles. Armas played 66 full internationals for the USMNT between 1998 and 2005 and was initially part of the 2002 FIFA World Cup roster before sustaining an ACL injury in one of the team’s warmup matches.

The goalkeeper on the U.S. team that won the first FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1991, Harvey played every minute of all six U.S. games in that tournament, conceding only five goals and recording three shutouts. She also won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games, the first in which women’s soccer was included. Harvey, who was one of the first American women to play professionally overseas, played three seasons in the German women’s first division and two seasons in the Swedish women’s first division.

Abbott was president and deputy commissioner of Major League Soccer for 10 seasons, from 2013 through 2022, after having been the league’s vice president for business affairs. Hired as the league’s first employee in 1993 — three years before the league began play — Abbott was an MLS employee throughout the league’s first 30 years.