Dec
08
Hat tip to Brian Straus for writing this up. For those who don’t know, keeper Brad Friedel recent had some negative comments towards LA Galaxy forward Landon Donovan, saying he took the easy road. This article by Straus is dead on that Friedel’s comments are out of line.
Oct
31
Boy things got a little out of hand after the LA-New York game on Sunday. LA for the most part dominated the opening leg of the series between the two sides but things got ugly in a hurry after the final whistle was blown. Rafa Marquez tossed the game ball at Landon Donovan – which…[continue reading]
Sep
12
Week 26 is over and in the books. My weekly recap is up over at SBNation.com as I look into the wild results, the big comebacks and more officiating fun. Enjoy.
Sep
08
With only a few weeks left in the season the awards race in Major League Soccer is pretty dang hot. The MVP race alone is very interesting this season. In my book if I had to vote today for the top three in the MVP race would be fairly simple but there are a few…[continue reading]
Sep
02
In a way, the future is really now. The Mexico friendly for the US National Team a few weeks ago was merely a money grab for the parties involved. Sure it was Jurgen Klinsmann’s first match with the US but he barely got anytime to really build the team he wanted before hand. This time…[continue reading]
Sep
01
Some may get upset by this kind of news, others will likely not care and then there will be a select group that will be happy with this. LA Galaxy forward/midfielder Landon Donovan said today that he will skip the upcoming Belgium friendly in Europe to turn to the Galaxy to play in a big…[continue reading]
Aug
10
It is a dawn of a new day for the US Men’s National Team. Jurgen Klinsmann’s first game as the US coach is a big one, against arch-rival Mexico. There is no way of getting around it, this one will be anything but friendly. Throw away the result a few weeks ago in the Gold…[continue reading]
Jul
25
Somewhere out there, someone is upset over this news. Quite frankly I and probably most of the die-hard LA Galaxy fans are not. Landon Donovan announced over the weekend that he will skip the MLS All-Star Game this week against Manchester United due to a nagging calf injury that has been bothering him lately. Donovan…[continue reading]
Jul
18
I saw this ESPN special over the weekend. Every year they do a special where they get kids who do a “Make a Wish” with a professional athlete or a team. This one centers around Landon Donovan. A young kid fighting off Leukemia finds inspiration in the USA Men’s National Team and World Cup hero Donovan.…[continue reading]
Jun
24
Let’s be real honest, the last month or so for the US Men’s National Team hasn’t been real pretty now has it? Wins over Canada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica and Panama are what the US can hang their hats on at the moment. Sure, that’s four wins that put the US in the final of the Gold…[continue reading]
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