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ASN Morning Read: It's So Hard To Say Goodbye

The United States men's national team's all-time leading scorer announced he will retire at the end of the MLS season, setting up what we desperately hope will be a Derek Jeter-esque farewell tour.
BY Jesse Yomtov Posted
August 08, 2014
8:13 AM
  • Landon Donovan announced his retirement plans yesterday, but you already knew that. Here’s the full statement he shared on Facebook.

  • Donovan was the right man at the right time. A great piece by Brian Sciaretta.

  • Other things about Donovan: Grant Wahl. Sam Borden. Jeff Carlisle. Brian Straus.

  • What do you think Landon Donovan’s legacy will be?
  • This is an awesome interactive featuring each of Donovan's record-breaking 135 MLS goals in GIF form.

  • Ben Jata explores the soccer scene at soccer scene at Flushing Meadows Park, coming to the conclusion that it’s a “glorified wasteland.” Speaking as a Queens native, I’ll say what we all said about Shea Stadium: “It’s a dump, but it’s our dump.”

  • Finally, the U.S. soccer community reacts to Donovan’s retirement:

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