Clint Dempsey, who scored in three World Cups for the U.S. and made more than 200 appearances in the English Premier League for Fulham and Tottenham, has retired.
Dempsey’s retirement from both club and international soccer was announced Wednesday by his current club, the Seattle Sounders, for whom he has played since 2013. He retires tied with Landon Donovan for the most goals in national team history with 57. He played the third-most games of anyone in U.S. history with 141.
“Clint Dempsey is the greatest player in the history of our country,” Sounders general manager Garth Lagerway said in a statement.