US Soccer stud Landon Donovan, who did everything he could to keep the US Soccer Team alive in the 2010 World Cup, made his way back to the US to make an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman. Letterman and Donovan made their way to the streets of NYC during the show to kick around the ol’ soccer ball, much to the delight of fans … Landon also shared with Dave his views on how things should be officiated at the World Cup in the future:
Landon Donovan told David Letterman soccer needs either more referees or video replay. The U.S. soccer star appeared on the “Late Show” on CBS on Tuesday night after returning from the World Cup, where the Americans won their group for the first time in 80 years. Team USA was the victim of officiating blunders that have plagued the tournament, as two Americans’ goals were disallowed. Donovan told Letterman “for us it’s difficult because we know how fast the game is, and as a referee, you can’t see everything.” Donovan said it’s frustrating “to put that much into something you’re doing and all of a sudden, it’s taken away from you.”
I 1000% agree that the way World Cup tournaments get refereed needs to be changed. There were so many bad calls in this World Cup alone that FIFA had to issue an apology for them. Despite all the crap calls that were made against the US team, our boys did a fantastic job. I’m so glad that Landon Donovan is getting the attention he deserves … tho, I fear it will be fleeting, at least here in the US. Enjoy it while you can, Lando!
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I am sure I will get flack for this but he looks much better in his soccer outfit:)
Awww..I love him and have for so many years..I’m so proud of all he and the rest of the US team did in this World Cup!
I’m really annoyed that WE weren’t apologized to by FIFA for 2 bad calls that went against us! 2 disallowed goals and we don’t get any form of apology?? Lame! I’m happy we made it through the group stage with all that poopy that happened..And the rest of the country may lose interest in the boys from our team, but I’ll be faithfully watching the MLS and EPL to support our boys!
YES YES YES. This seems so obvious. In games when there are only 2 or 3 goals, disallowing just one changes everything.
The big argument I heard against instant replay was that it interrupts the flow of the game, but Hockey has it and they keep going. It just has to change for the tournament to stay even remotely fair.
Diving hurts the flow of the game too but that just keeps on coming in large doses, doesn’t it?? I’m happy for Landon, I really am, but if you watched the game against Algeria, you know that it was Dempsey that deserved to score, not Donovan. But whatever, Dempsey’s the one that’s stuck it out in England and gone on to play in a UEFA Cup final.