No pressure … but the next 10 weeks could define Landon Donovan on the global stage.
Donovan joined Everton of the English Premier League earlier this week, on loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy, and the ramifications are enormous.
For better or worse, unfairly or otherwise, Donovan’s career could turn on how he performs in maybe 6-10 […]

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Landon Donovan has been linked with transfers, loans, whatever, to more clubs in the past two months than maybe anyone in Major League Soccer history. (Or it could just be that I wasn’t paying attention, when previous MLS guys were looking to spend some time outside the league.)
Paris Saint-Germain of France, Livorno of Italy, Club […]

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What’s next for Landon Donovan?
Way back in March, after coming back to SoCal after his loan to Bayern Munich, Landon told me he wanted to play in Europe after the 2009 Major League Soccer season.
Given that he just won the MVP award and was, of course, voted into the MLS top XI … what else […]

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Landon Donovan had not won this award before?
Were they giving the MLS Most Valuable Player to other guys just as a sort of goof? To mess with us? And him?
“And the winner is, Land … Hey, got you again! The winner is Luciano Emilio!”
Or Guillermo Barros Schelotto! Christian Gomez, everybody!
Amado Guevara!?
Taylor Twellman? Preki??
Honest. All those […]

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In the second half of my session with Landon Donovan, he answers more questions about the World Cup qualifying process, his place as an elder statesman — at age 27 — with the U.S. national team and the teams he sees as favorites to win the championship at South Africa 2010.
He also responds to questions […]

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It was time to check in with Landon Donovan, to get some quality one-on-one time with the Los Angeles Galaxy and U.S. national team standout.
He agreed to an interview in the middle of last week, after practice and after his now-regular hour-plus deep-tissue massage session with Galaxy trainers. He met me at the outdoor dining […]

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I have been voting for the Honda Award for a long time now. Maybe from the start, which was 1991.
The Honda Award is the biggest award in U.S. soccer that has nothing to do with the federation. It is run by Football de Primera, based in San Francisco, and sponsored by Honda, the auto maker.
Upwards […]

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Landon Donovan has been the point man for U.S. soccer, in the eyes of fans, certainly, for most of a decade now. Arguably since the 2002 World Cup. Unlike the country’s several prominent goalkeepers (Kasey Keller, Brad Friedel, Tim Howard, for starters) … Donovan has excelled as a field player. And distinguished himself over a […]

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David Beckham is the blogger’s gift that keeps on giving.
This is a guy with one goal and one assist in six matches so far this season in Major League Soccer, which he couldn’t be troubled to join until the season was more than halfway over.  He remains the No. 1 draw for the Los Angeles […]

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David Beckham still hasn’t apologized for his behavior at halftime of the Los Angeles Galaxy game with AC Milan, last Saturday, and continues to insist he did nothing wrong.
Major League Soccer begs to differ.
And bravo to MLS.
MLS on Friday announced it is fining Beckham $1,000 for his part in the exchange between Lord Becks and […]

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