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Oct. 10, 2014 – U.S. 1:1 Ecuador, Landon Donovan retirement game, Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Conn. (Att.: 36,265)

October 10, 2018 by frankdellapa@gmail.com

The U.S. trained at Harvard University’s Ohiri Field, but Donovan, cut from the 2014 World Cup roster by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, did not arrive until game day. Donovan played 41 minutes, setting up Mix Diskerud’s goal (5’) and hitting the post. Enner Valencia (88’) equalized and current Revolution winger Cristian Penilla made his Ecuador debut. Donovan totaled 57 goals in 157 appearances for the U.S. [Read more…] about Oct. 10, 2014 – U.S. 1:1 Ecuador, Landon Donovan retirement game, Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Conn. (Att.: 36,265)

Filed Under: Soccer Tagged With: Cristian Penilla, FIFA World Cup, Jurgen Klinsmann, Landon Donovan, Major League Soccer, MLS, New England Revolution, OnThisDate, OTD, Soccer, U.S. Men's National Team, USMNT

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Frank Dell'Apa

Frank Dell’Apa began covering soccer in the days of the original NASL. He was the Boston Globe’s soccer columnist for nearly 23 years before being recruited to work for a start-up television network in Miami. In late 2014, he returned to Boston, where he is based as a freelance journalist. Dell’Apa has covered seven World Cups, MLS since the league started, and continues to be involved with the NASL as part of a New York Cosmos Podcast.

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