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 The
National Soccer Hall of Fame continues its mission of bringing
soccer history to the public with the first of its weekly
segments on
Fox Soccer Channel's
“Fox Soccer USA” beginning April 5 at 8:00pm. The weekly series
“…will roam the nation profiling trends, on and off the field,
in the emerging soccer culture, all the while engaging viewers
in everything they need to know about the beautiful game…”
according to Brighton Entertainment Supervising Producer
Jeff Strauss.
 “We
are excited to provide soccer history to this new show,”
Jack Huckel, Hall of Fame Director of Communications, said.
“It’s a great opportunity to spread our message to the national
soccer audience in a new way.” The “Hall of Fame MLS Timeline”
has been a regular feature of MLS game telecasts for the past
two seasons, but this is its first chance to bring history to a
youth oriented weekly show. “We were delighted at the request to
become a weekly feature,” Huckel said. “Our message is that
soccer has been a part of American culture for more that 140
years. While it has waxed and waned in its national presence,
the game and its players have created a wonderful history that
we capture at the Museum. Now we can share that history with a
wider audience than ever before.”
“Fox Soccer
USA” will air weekly at 8:00 Tuesday on the Fox Soccer Channel.
The show re-airs up to 6 times each week. Check your cable
listings or the Fox website at
www.foxsports.com/foxsoccer for the re-air schedule.
About the National Soccer Hall
of Fame and Museum
Located in
Oneonta, NY, the National Soccer Hall of Fame opened a 30,000
square foot, state-of-the-art museum in 1999. The Hall of Fame
tells the story of soccer in
America through artifacts, photographs, and video clips. The new
Hall features an extensive interactive, youth oriented Kicks
Zone where visitors have fun kicking,
heading and playing computer trivia stations and video
soccer games. The VideoWall portrays some of the greatest
moments and the greatest goals in history as well as live soccer
action with World Cup, MLS, and U.S. Soccer matches. Unique and
rare artifacts on exhibit range from the world’s oldest soccer
ball to the FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy won by the USA in
1999,
Pelé's and Mia Hamm’s uniforms, Kristine Lilly’s golden
shoes, NASL championship rings, the original MLS championship
trophy, MLS gallery - it’s all at the National Soccer Hall of
Fame. In addition to the interactive Museum, the National Soccer
Hall of Fame complex boasts the
Kicks
Zone Store,
a research library, four world-class soccer fields and
office/meeting facilities. The Hall plans to add a stadium, an
indoor soccer arena and housing facilities in the future.
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.
The National
Soccer Hall of Fame is open every day of the year, except
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. Admission is $9.00 for
adults, $8.00 for students, $6.50 for children 6 or older and
senior citizens. Children 5 and under are free.
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