Landon Donovan, the all-time leading scorer for both the United States and in Major League Soccer, announced he would retire at the end of the season in August -- after he was left off Jurgen Klinsmann's World Cup squad.

US icon Landon Donovan started the match wearing the captain's armband and played 40 minutes. The game served as his international farewell.

The United States top the table in the six-nation final qualifying group in North and Central America with 13 points. Costa Rica are second on 11 points, and have never lost to the USA at home in a qualifier.

Omar Gonzalez scored in the first half, before Keane's pass set up U.S. national team striker Donovan on the hour mark.

Shea scored the only goal of the game 42 seconds after coming into the game as a substitute in the second half.

Landon Donovan will return to the Los Angeles Galaxy for the upcoming MLS season, but exactly when he resumes playing hasn't been decided yet.

Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane, who will try to help the Los Angeles Galaxy to a second straight MLS Cup title on Saturday, were among Major League Soccer's 2012 Best XI named on Monday.

All-time US goal leader Landon Donovan scored a hat-trick Saturday and the Americans routed Scotland 5-1 in an international football friendly that served as a World Cup qualifying tune-up.

French number one Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will bid to get the hosts off to a winning start against the United States when he plays teenager Ryan Harrison in their Davis Cup quarter-final clash here on Friday.

Landon Donovan has been picked as Everton's player of the month for January for the second time in three years.