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Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondent 6y

Don Garber, Brad Friedel, Tiffeny Milbrett head U.S. Hall of Fame class

The United States Soccer Federation announced a five-person class to be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

The list of inductees includes former U.S. international and current New England Revolution manager Brad Friedel, former U.S. women's national team forward Tiffeny Milbrett, MLS commissioner Don Garber, former U.S. women's international forward Cindy Parlow-Cone, and former USSF president Bob Contiguglia.

The inductees were announced on a rolling basis throughout Thursday. The news was intended to be a surprise and was delivered by someone who is a former teammate, coach, or colleague who also happens to be a current HOF member.

Former U.S. international and current U.S. U20 manager Tab Ramos broke the news to Friedel, Milbrett was informed by former U.S. teammate Brandi Chastain, Garber was told by former U.S. international and current MLS executive Jeff Agoos, Parlow-Cone was informed by her college head coach Anson Dorrance, and Contiguglia was told by former USSF secretary general Hank Steinbrecher.

Friedel enjoyed a long and distinguished career at both club and international level. He made over 600 appearances during a career spent mostly in England where he played for Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Aston Villa, and Tottenham Hotspur. He also played in MLS for the Columbus Crew and in Turkey for Galatasaray. During that time he made a record 310 consecutive appearances in the Premier League.

At the international level, Friedel made 82 appearances and was part of the U.S. team at the 1994, 1998, and 2002 World Cups. He was the starting keeper during the team's run to the quarterfinals in 2002. Friedel recently moved into the managerial ranks, taking over the New England Revolution just prior to the 2018 MLS season.

Milbrett's international career spanned from 1991 to 2006, scoring 100 goals in 206 appearances. She was part of the gold medal-winning team at the 1996 Olympics -- scoring the game-winning goal in the final against China -- and won a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She was part of three World Cup teams, including the 1999 side that won the tournament. At club level, Milbrett played professionally in the U.S., Japan, and Sweden. In 2001, she was the MVP of the WUSA -- then the top women's league in the U.S. -- while playing for the New York Power.

Garber will be inducted in the builder category thanks to his work as commissioner of MLS. He has overseen the growth of a league from what was, at one time, 10 teams to what is currently 23 franchises with three more teams scheduled to come into existence over the next two years.

Parlow-Cone played for the U.S. women from 1995 to 2006, scoring 75 goals in 158 appearances. She was also part of the 1999 World Cup winning team, and was on the 2003 World Cup as well. She was part of three Olympic squads in 1996, 2000, and 2004, twice helping the U.S. win the gold medal. She played in the WUSA for the Atlanta Beat from 2001-03.

Following her playing days, Parlow-Cone served as an assistant under Dorrance at the University of North Carolina and was the manager of the Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League from 2012-13. She is currently the director of the youth club Durham-Chapel Hill Girls Classic, a part of North Carolina FC Youth.

Contiguglia is a long-time soccer administrator and served as USSF president from 1998-2006. Prior to that spell, he served as president of U.S. Youth Soccer from 1990-96. During his tenure as USSF president, he oversaw the hosting of the 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cups.

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