Donovan named captain for final USMNT appearance
In this July 13, 2013, file photo, United States' Landon Donovan gestures after scoring on a penalty kick during the first half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer game against Cuba in Sandy, Utah. Donovan will be surrounded by a relatively youthful roster for the United States' exhibition against Ecuador in Connecticut on Friday, when he is set to make his 157th and final international appearance. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
BOSTON — Landon Donovan will captain the United States on Friday in his national team finale.
U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said Tuesday the 32-year-old Los Angeles Galaxy forward will start and play about 30 minutes against Ecuador in the exhibition at East Hartford, Connecticut.
Donovan, who is retiring at the end of Major League Soccer’s season, is the American leader with 57 goals and 58 assists. It will be the 157th international appearance for Donovan, a veteran of three World Cups who was controversially dropped by Klinsmann for this year’s tournament in Brazil.
