Eddie Pope Retires

August 3rd, 2006 | By: Daryl | 3 Comments »

Eddie Pope is the latest Bruce Arena veteran to hang up his international boots. Between losing Jan Koller five minutes in and getting sent off against Italy the defender didn’t have a great World Cup, so let’s try and remember Pope for what he did in 2002.

“I really never imagined that my international career would last this long, and I am very grateful for the opportunities over the last 11 years,” he sad. “I want to thank everyone in the U.S. Soccer family, and particularly the fans, for all the support over the years. It has made my national team career very, very special.”

Read Grant Wahl’s interview with Pope here.

“Eddie Pope is arguably the finest defender this country has ever produced,” said his old boss Bruce Arena. “I’ve worked with Eddie since our days with D.C. United and the Olympic team in 1996, and it has been a pleasure to watch him develop into such a class act both on and off the field.”

Read Grant Wahl’s interview with Pope here.

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Comments

By Cajun Nick | August 5th, 2006 at 3:32 am

So long, Eddie.

And, thanks for the memories.

You were the first Yank defender that I trusted in the back.

And, I can’t really, really say that I trust another.

(But, Gooch is coming along.)

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By david pinnell | August 11th, 2006 at 9:12 pm

if u want 2 improve out of all recognition 4 the next world cup presuming u qualify—-hurry up u’d better contact me quickly—i don’t have some i have all the answers 4 u…. the rest is up 2 u. i’m 100% honest with this statement– so all i can add is; don’t reply will b yr loss !!

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