The Los Angeles Galaxy says Clint Mathis will retire from soccer this weekend.
The team said Tuesday that the 33-year-old midfielder will end his 11-year Major League Soccer career after Saturday's exhibition against Real Madrid at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
Mathis began his career with the Galaxy in 1998, the first of three stints he had with the team. He left in 2000, then returned briefly following the end of the 2007 MLS season, and was reacquired from Real Salt Lake in January.
Mathis played for the U.S. national team in the 2002 World Cup, when his left-footed goal gave the Americans a 1-1 tie with host South Korea and helped them reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 1930. He made 46 appearances for the U.S., all under coach Bruce Arena.
Mathis also played for New York and Colorado, and had stints in Germany and Greece.
