http://www.espnfc.com/story/1976532

PORTLAND, Ore. -- U.S. Soccer icon Landon Donovan will retire from the sport at the end of the current MLS season, multiple sources, including ESPN's Taylor Twellman, confirmed to ESPN FC on Thursday.

Donovan later confirmed the news in a tweet and a press conference is expected to take place later on  Thursday:

Landon Donovan        ✔ @landondonovan
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After careful deliberation, I have decided that this will be my last season as a professional soccer player https://www.facebook.com/landondonovan/posts/10154476628055010 …
1:30 PM - 7 Aug 2014

Donovan will bring to a close an illustrious career which has seen him earn 156 caps for the United States, in which he scored 57 goals and had 58 assists -- all national team records. He played in three World Cups (2002, 2006 and 2010), scoring five goals, but was omitted from Jurgen Klinsmann's roster for this year's tournament in Brazil. 

At the club level, Donovan is a five-time MLS Cup winner and was league MVP in 2009. He also holds league records for goals in the regular season (138) and playoffs (22).

Damn, & this will probably be Thierry Henry's last year, too. I appreciate everything these guys have done to help grow the game here. Sad news.

I love you, Landon. Damn Nazi Klansman.

If Donovan doesn't at least get a farewell match for the US in September's friendly matches, Klinsmann should be fired.

Even Cuauhtemoc Blanco got one.

The nigga is still playing 1st division football, too.

That nigga slower than a snail.

"I wasn't going to let one person's poor decision this summer effect this." LD on his World Cup snub being a factor in his retirement.

Damn, Landon is going ham on Klinsmann.

I'll always see this as Jurgen's fault.