Alan I. Rothenberg

Alan embraced the sport of soccer beginning his career with the Los Angeles Aztecs of the NASL and the 1984 Olympic Games. Rothenberg then became engaged in a prosperous tenure as the President of the United States Soccer Federation, which prompted his nomination as the Chairman, and CEO of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The unprecedented results of the tournament, hailed as the most successful World Cup in history, aided in the historic launch of Major League Soccer culminating with the staging of the unforgettable 1999 FIFA  Women’s World Cup.

The Rothenberg era will be remembered as one of unparalleled growth and achievement that changed the course of Soccer in the United States.

 

Year	Recipient
1998	Alan Rothenberg - Builder
1999	Lamar Hunt
2001	1991 Women's World Cup Team
2006	Phillip Anschutz