Donovan out with calf injury

CHICAGO -- Landon Donovan has been ruled out of the USA's upcoming friendly on March 22 against Germany after failing to recover sufficiently from a right calf strain. U.S. Manager Bruce Arena will not replace Donovan on the roster.

Donovan is likely to be sidelined 2-3 weeks, according to Los Angeles Galaxy team trainer Ivan Pierra. He suffered the injury during the Galaxy's 3-2 defeat in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals against Deportivo Saprissa on March 8 in San Jose, Costa Rica.

The 23-year-old has collected 25 goals and 22 assists in 77 appearances for the senior team, and is currently tied with Cobi Jones for the all-time U.S. assist lead. His 25 goals is good for third-place on the all-time U.S. scoring chart, behind Eric Wynalda (34) and Brian McBride (29). The leader in points for the U.S. the last three years running, he played in 16 of 18 qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, also a team best.