MLSSoccer.com is honoring retiring LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan with a six-part mini-documentary series, “Landon Donovan: LegenD.” The series, produced alongside Copper PotPictures, shows highlights from Donovan’s record-breaking career, with one episode appearing each day ahead of his final regular-season home game against the Seattle Sounders thisSunday. Incidentally, Copper Pot Pictures previously produced the soccer […]
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Players pay tribute on emotional evening
[DONOVAN FAREWELL] It was an emotional evening as Landon Donovan dressed for the USA for one last time. Current and formerteammates, as well as stars on the women’s national team, thanked him for all he has done to grow the game. Loading View on Instagram Going to miss playing alongside you @landondonovan. A true great, […]
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Donovan says goodbye in style and with humor
[USA-ECUADOR] Landon Donovan‘s national team career is over, and the final tally is157 appearances, a record 57 goals and a record 58 assists. It was almost 58 goals as Donovan hit the post in his farewell game for the USA, a 1-1 tie with Ecuador in East Hartford, Connecticut. Hewas playing so well Jurgen Klinsmann […]
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Landon sings 'I Believe That We Will Win'
[VIDEO PICK: Donovan Farewell] Following his final game with the U.S. national team, Landon Donovan went into the stands atRentschler Field to join the American Outlaws in a rendition of “I Believe That We Will Win.”
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Things happen for a reason
[DONOVAN FAREWELL] Before he went out and played his last game for the USA, Landon Donovan talked with the media gathered at ESPN headquarters forone last time. He talked about getting cut from the 2014 World Cup, career choices, depression, what he’d do differently and what he’ll do in retirement. Getting cut: “You can learn […]
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What They're Saying: Landon Donovan
“We focus very much on the technical side, which is very important. If you can produce a [Lionel] Messi, that helps. But I’ll remind you that Messidoesn’t go out and drink beer every night. He’s at home preparing himself the right way” — Landon Donovan, who said not enoughattention is paid to understanding the dedication […]
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Klinsmann: Donovan's Career 'Could Have Gone Further'
“Landon Donovan set U.S. national team and Major League Soccer records for goals and assists, scored in a signature stoppage-time moment that lifted America to a first-place finish ina World Cup group for the first time in 80 years and won five MLS titles — with a sixth still possible,” ESPN writes. “Jurgen Klinsmann was […]
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Three big storylines to follow in USA-Ecuador
[INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY] The USA plays its second game of the new cycle Friday when it hosts Ecuador in East Hartford, Connecticut (7 p.m. ET on ESPN, WatchESPN,UniMas). Landon Donovan goes out one last time, earning his 157th cap in a match that will give Coach Jurgen Klinsmann, deprived of most keyMLS players, a chance to […]
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The courage of Landon Donovan
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) I have been thinking a lot about LandonDonovan this week. The first time Landon Donovan was mentioned in Soccer America — the first of 3,313 mentions — was in 1997, on a list ofplayers selected to the “national pool” at the U.S. Youth Soccer interregional event it still holds each Thanksgiving. […]
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Reports: Donovan to Play 30 Minutes vs. Ecuador
Several news outlets are reporting that Landon Donovan will only play 30 minutes when he walks out for his final match with the U.S. men’s national team against Ecuador in Hartford,Conn., on Friday. What’s unclear, however, is who made this decision: Donovan himself, with a view towards Sunday’s clash with FC Dallas, or USA coach […]