National Soccer Hall of Fame to Induct Class of 2026 at May 1 Ceremony

USWNT’S Heath and O’Reilly Elected in First Year of Eligibility, Will Join MLS Stars Wondolowski and Sanneh, Indoor Legend Crow and Referee Seitz at May 1 Induction

FRISCO, Texas (April 30, 2026) — The National Soccer Hall of Fame will induct the six members of its 2026 class — Kevin Crow, Tobin Heath, Heather O’Reilly, Tony Sanneh, Kari Seitz and Chris Wondolowski — at a ceremony on Friday, May 1, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.



Steven Goff, the winner of the 2026 Colin Jose Media Award, also will be honored, along with Bob Ley, the 2025 winner.

Fans can watch a livestream of the private event on the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s website beginning at 6:30 p.m. Central time.

“This class captures what has propelled soccer forward in the U.S. for decades,” said Djorn Buchholz, executive director of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. “Their careers span defining moments at every level of the game, and their influence continues to shape where the sport is headed.”

An attacking presence at forward and midfielder, Heath made 181 appearances for the U.S. Women’s National Team. She took part in three Women’s World Cups, lifting the trophy in 2015 and 2019, as well as four Olympic Games, winning gold in both 2008 and 2012 and bronze in 2021.

A forward and winger who starred for the USWNT, O’Reilly played 231 full internationals between 2002 and 2016, scoring 47 goals. Those games included 12 World Cup games in 2007, 2011 and 2015, and 14 Olympic games in 2004, 2008 and 2012. She won the Women’s World Cup in 2015 and Olympic titles in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

A forward who retired as the leading goal scorer in Major League Soccer history, Wondolowski played 17 seasons in the league between 2005 and 2021, for San Jose and Houston. In that time, he scored 171 regular-season goals (and two in the playoffs), surpassing Landon Donovan’s regular-season total of 145.

A defender who starred for both indoor and outdoor teams, Crow played eight seasons in the MISL, all of them during the period when there was no first-division outdoor soccer league in the United States. He was chosen to the All-MISL first team in 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1991, and won six MISL championships, all of them with the San Diego Sockers.

A defender/midfielder who starred for the USMNT and in MLS, Sanneh played 43 full internationals between 1997 and 2005, including all five of the U.S. games at the 2002 World Cup. Sanneh played eight seasons in MLS between 1996 and 2009 and was a member of the D.C. United teams that won the first two MLS titles in 1996 and 1997.

Seitz was a 30-year U.S. Soccer Referee, representing the U.S. as a FIFA international referee from 1999 through 2013. As of 2025, she is the only referee in the world to officiate at four FIFA World Cups (men’s or women’s), including the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011. She also officiated at three Olympic Games (2004, 2008 and 2012) and one FIFA U19 Women’s World Cup, and both the AFC Women’s Championship and UEFA Women’s Euro.

Full 2026 voting results and complete information about election and eligibility procedures are available at NationalSoccerHOF.com. The election process is administered by National Soccer Hall of Fame staff under election and eligibility guidelines established by the Hall of Fame Board of Directors.