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U.S. soccer gets a place to honor its history and the people who made it

When former Galaxy coach Sigi Schmid was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2015, the ceremony took place at Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry.

Hours after the ceremony, the tent was dismantled and carted away, leaving Kennedy to wonder if it had been a dream.

Dan Hunt has heard those stories countless times. So he and his family decided to do something about it, pushing for the construction of a permanent Hall of Fame attached to the suburban stadium that is home to FC Dallas, the MLS team the Hunt family owns.

The building officially opened its doors for the first time on Saturday to honor MLS commissioner Don Garber, former U.