Tony Meola joins Kearny greats and former World Cup teammates John Harkes and Tab Ramos as members of the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame

Former U.S. Men's National Team goalkeeper Tony Meola is "humbled and honored" by his Hall of Fame inclusion. Photo courtesy of wjarrettc/flickr.com

The truth be told, Tony Meola didn’t give much thought about the United States National Soccer Hall of Fame balloting process, even though the Kearny native and World Cup goalkeeper appeared on the ballot for the first time this year.

NBC & NBC Sports Network to televise 49 games per season, including four appearances by U.S. Men’s National Team

A television crew member follows New York Red Bull's Carlos Mendes and team captain Thierry Henry as they congratulate each other after a match during the 2010 MLS season. | File Image: DailyHarrison.com

Major League Soccer (MLS) and the NBC Sports Group today announced a three-year media rights agreement, which commences at the start of the 2012 MLS season. The partnership calls for 45 MLS games and four U.S. Men’s National Team contests to be televised live across both NBC and NBC Sports Network each season. This marks the first rights deal for the newly-named cable channel that will be re-branded from VERSUS on January 2, 2012.  The announcement was made today by MLS Commissioner and Soccer United Marketing CEO Don Garber and Mark Lazarus, Chairman, NBC Sports Group.

For the second year in a row Red Devils dominate All Star matchup

Manchester United's Danny Wellbeck celebrates with teammates Nani and Fredico Macheda after tallying the final goal of the 2011 MLS-All Star Game. Anderson, Dimitar Berbatov and Ji-Sung Park also scored for the Red Devils. | Photo: DailyHarrison.com

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In front of a sellout crowd in Harrison, the MLS All Stars were aiming to avenge last year’s 5-2 drubbing at the hands of Manchester United. Instead the raucous crowd was treated to a dominant performance by the Champions League finalists who romped to a 4-0 victory over the All Stars.