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Former USMNT Midfielder Benny Feilhaber Retires

Benny Feilhaber announced his retirement on Wednesday, calling an end to a career that included one of the most famous goals in U.S. men's national team history.

Feilhaber, 35, most recently played for Sporting Kansas City, capping a nine-year run in MLS. Prior to that, Feilhaber played for Hamburg in Germany, Derby County in England and AGF Aarhus in Denmark.

Born in Brazil, Feilhaber came to the U.S. when he was 6 and wound up representing the country 44 times on the senior national team level. Both international goals he scored came in June 2007, first in a friendly against China and then in the Concacaf Gold Cup final vs.