Seven years ago today Brian McBride announced his retirement from International football - their loss our gain!! please log in to view this image "When the final whistle came, U.S. forward Brian McBride knew it was not just the end of the game, but the end of his World Cup career. "I got choked up a few times," the former St. Louis University All-American said after a 2-1 loss to Ghana that eliminated America from the World Cup. "I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with the team and the players I've been with. If it is (the end), I have no regrets." Brian made 95 appearances with the national team and scored 30 international goals, four behind all-time U.S. leader Eric Wynalda, and unless he gets in some post-World Cup matches against a patsy, he won't catch that mark. Not that it matters. For McBride, all of those were just numbers. "I don't care about that," he said. "If I cared about that, I would have come in for all the friendlies and gone to the Poland game and played. This is a team game, and it's a great achievement to get there, but it's not the be-all end-all. Players break records, but the things that stand the test of time are team achievements, and unfortunately we were unable to do that this tournament. The one thing that went through everybody's heads and that everybody remembers is going to the 2002 and doing what we did."
And here is a little reminder of Brian MeBride's contribution for us - [video=youtube;leXl_ydp968]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=leXl_ydp968[/video]
