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CHICAGO (AP) -- U-S soccer star Eddie Pope is retiring from international competition, ending a career in which he played in three World Cups and the 1996 Olympics.
Pope is playing for Real Salt Lake this season in Major League Soccer, but has missed the last two games because of a bruised right foot.
The 32-year-old defender was replaced on the M-L-S all-star team today by D-C United defender Facundo Erpen. The M-L-S stars play English Premier League champion Chelsea FC on Saturday.
Pope said he felt like it was the right moment to say goodbye to the national team.
Pope played internationally for eleven years and appeared in nine World Cup matches.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-08-03-06 1907MDT
