The 33-year-old skipper has scored only two goals since leaving Premier League side Tottenham for Los Angeles FC in the MLS in August last year.
He has also struggled with Korea Republic, who head to the FIFA World Cup on the back of a dismal run of results and will face the Czech Republic, South Africa and co-hosts Mexico in Group A. .....
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