The National Soccer Hall of Fame today announced that former U.S. Men’s National Team captain and Atlanta United Vice President and Technical Director Carlos Bocanegra is the lone member of its 2020 class. Bocanegra will be inducted along with the Hall of Fame’s 2021 class at a combined ceremony next year at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. This year’s ceremony, which was scheduled for Saturday, September 19, was postponed due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tim Howard surprised his former USMNT teammate with the news of his election in a videoconference call while Bocanegra was at an Atlanta United video session at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground in Marietta, Georgia.