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U.S. captain Claudio Reyna retired from international competition Friday, a day after his final World Cup game ended with a loss and an injury.
Reyna, who turns 33 on July 20, joined the national team in 1994 and was on the U.S. World Cup roster for the fourth time. He became captain in 1998, shortly after Bruce Arena became coach.

"It was clear that four years is too much time to make the next one," Reyna said at a news conference. "So it just makes sense to stop now. I think it's a good time, as well, to stop playing at a good level."

Reyna, who will continue to play for Manchester City in England's Premier League, filled a key role in the Americans' surprising run to the quarterfinals in 2002. But his final World Cup was disappointing. The United States finished last in Group E with one point after losing 2-1 to Ghana on Thursday in a game the Americans needed to win to advance to the second round.


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/soccer/specials/world_cup/2006/06/23/reyna.retires/index.html
 
:cry: It is sad to see him go, he contributed a lot to this team and he did a lot to help US Soccer become what it is today. Good luck to him on the rest of his career and in life. Once again, thank you Captain America...for everything.
 
Shame to go out after dropping that clanger in the last game
 
Reyna did leave his mark on the US National team. Great smart soccer player.
 
He should retire after the player from Ghana stole the ball from him and dropped him on his head.....Ghana then scored a goal right after this. :rolleyes:
 
Roman's post deserves a big :nono: and Reyna was the anchor to this team for a long time. It'll be hard to replace him. Not impossible, but hard.
 
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