Former U.S. men's national team forward Herculez Gomez has retired and joined ESPN as a television analyst, the network announced on Tuesday.
Gomez, who goes out with a championship after winning MLS Cup with the Seattle Sounders, will be on the call for the U.S. men's national team's friendly against Serbia latest this month. He will also work as a studio analyst on both ESPN and ESPN Deportes, working in two languages and covering U.S. and Mexican soccer. Gomez played in Liga MX in between two runs in MLS, winning the Golden Boot in Liga MX's 2010 Clausura season and winning the Clausura title in 2012 with Santos Laguna.