USA forward Landon Donovan celebrates after his last national team game Landon Donovan's United States national team career ended on a high note Friday night, as he said goodbye in a 1-1 draw with Ecuador at Rentschler Field after a rocky six months that saw him miss out on a dream ending in Brazil. It was a reluctant farewell, one Donovan had been hesitant to agree to at first but ultimately ...Full Story »

Landon Donovan will get to say goodbye. And so will the fans. Landon Donovan will make one last appearance for the United States. The 32-year-old, who announced that he would retire from the sport after the MLS season, will play for the Stars and Stripes on October 10 against Ecuador in a final farewell for the country's all-time leading scorer and assist man. The match, at Rentschler Field ...Full Story »

Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan talks to media after a soccer training session at StubHub Center … CARSON, Calif. (AP) -- Landon Donovan thought he had earned a prominent role on the U.S. World Cup team right up until the moment he was cut from the roster by coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Jose Mourinho's exclusive World Cup analysisDonovan was still stunned and confused by Klinsmann...Full Story »

Landon Donovan expressed his disappointment and voiced his disagreement with Jurgen Klinsmann's decision to leave him off the United States roster for the World Cup next month. In his first public comments since his exclusion from the team on Thursday, Donovan said he expected to earn a place in the 23-man squad and make his fourth consecutive World Cup appearance. "I'm not angry, I'm disap...Full Story »

STANFORD, Calif. – The post-Landon Donovan era began for American soccer on Friday, earlier than anyone realistically expected, and amid all the hype and conjecture and social media frenzy there was only one question that really mattered. What happens now? It is an understandable query considering how much the United States national team has depended on Donovan for over a decade and ho...Full Story »

STANFORD, Calif. – Landon Donovan's decline as the United States' greatest soccer player ever ironically began with his adult life's defining moment of personal introspection. As far back as the 2012 season, Donovan battled some internal struggles, and he vocalized as much during an interview later that year. So it wasn't a surprise when Donovan embarked on a sabbatical from the game that...Full Story »

The U.S.'s final 23-man World Cup roster was released by U.S. Soccer via Twitter on Thursday afternoon and the exclusion of Landon Donovan, the country's all-time leading scorer, produced plenty noteworthy knee-jerk reactions from the American soccer cognoscenti. Several related names and phrases were trending for hours after the announcement, and 'No Landon Donovan' was the top trending item...Full Story »

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann says his son should apologize to Landon Donovan for a ''disrespectful'' tweet after the U.S. star was cut from the World Cup roster. Jonathan Klinsmann, a goalkeeper on the U.S. Under-18 roster announced last month, followed Thursday's roster announcement by tweeting: ''HAHAHAHAHAHAH DONOVAN HAHAHAHAA I DIDNT EVEN NOTICE UNTIL MY PHONE NOTI...Full Story »

U.S. men's national team star Landon Donovan has called for an improvement against Mexico following his side's 3-1 loss to Costa Rica. The Ticos leapfrogged the Yanks to first place in the World Cup qualifying standings, and although the U.S. is still on track to qualify comfortably, the USA's all-time leading scorer was not impressed with the performance. "We were a little careless early in t...Full Story »

Los Angeles as the Galaxy defeated Cartagines of Costa Rica in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage at the StubHub Center. The Galaxy had the better of the early going, with Robbie Keane particularly lively. The Irishman had a number of near-misses including a shot across Wardy Alfaro' far post in the 22nd and an effort late in the half where Alfaro made a save on Keane's tight-angle shot ...Full Story »