With no hopes of a postseason on the horizon, Chicago-bred soccer icon Brian McBride wore his red Fire uniform for the last time at Toyota Park during the Fire’s last home game of the season. The Fire and visitor DC United ended in a 0-0 draw.

During the match, McBride played for 88 minutes and even scored a goal, but it was called offside by the referee.

McBride said that his retirement had truly started to sink in, and he understood that his time with the Fire was coming to an end.

“Today was a great day for myself and my family. I had a chance to thank the fans and the city of Chicago, and the [Fire] organization a little more publicly.”

At the end of the game, McBride walked around the field with his children and wife and waved to the fans. The crowd of 19,056 saluted him with roaring cheers, celebratory fireworks and a standing ovation.

The Fire honored the soccer legend with a video montage, that delivered personalized statements of gratitude and congratulations from some of the sport’s most famous faces including Logan Pause, Carlos Bocanegra and CJ Brown.

Landon Donovan told McBride that he has been a huge inspiration to strikers and forwards around the league and that he grew up hoping to mirror his career. MLS commissioner Don Garber personally thanked McBride on behalf of the league for his pioneering contributions to American soccer.

The former captain of the U.S. Olympic Team has one of the most decorated careers in the history of U.S. soccer. He was the only American to score in multiple World Cups, and was the first player drafted in the inaugural season of Major League Soccer in 1996.