Former U skipper Bradley announces retirement

AFP, Los Angeles  :
Former United States (US) international captain Michael Bradley said on Tuesday he will retire from football at the end of this year’s Major League Soccer season.

Bradley, 36, said in a statement he will hang up his boots after a two-decade career following Toronto’s clash with Orlando City SC on Saturday.

The veteran midfielder played 151 times for the United States between 2006 and 2019, and was a key figure in the US campaigns at both the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

At club level, Bradley began his professional career in 2004 with MLS club MetroStars — now the New York Red Bulls — who at the time were coached by his father, Bob Bradley, a future USA coach.

He subsequently headed to Europe to play for Dutch side Heerenveen.
He later played for the Bundesliga’s Borussia Monchengladbach and English club Aston Villa before stints in Italy with Chievo and Roma.