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] Date Posted: 02/ 2/04 10:08:53pm In reply to: chica 's message, "Re: LANDON DONOVAN" on 01/31/04 9:52:09am >Current news about Landon: he got a red card today >(????)I hope he's not gonna leave to England!!! He's >always cute and nice. He got a red card? what for? Yes, I hope he does go to England. I mean it will be great for his career, but if he wants to stay here that is great too. I mean am sorry I disagree but I think it will be a great chance to prove to all those europeans who did not belive in him,that he does have the skills to play at their level... Alexia [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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Author: chica [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 02/ 3/04 9:34:37am You're totally right Alexia, I live in Europe and nobody besides me and my friends knows him. I agree with you, going to Europe will be great for his career but...he DOESNT want to leave!!! I don't know why he had a red card I read it on Tiffs site. I hope to see him soon!!!! [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: Alexia [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 02/ 3/04 4:15:10pm >You're totally right Alexia, I live in Europe and >nobody besides me and my friends knows him. I agree >with you, going to Europe will be great for his career >but...he DOESNT want to leave!!! >I don't know why he had a red card I read it on Tiffs >site. >I hope to see him soon!!!! Yeah, so true. I mean who is tiff? and I read this article on him where he states he wants to leave but not for a long period of time nor does he want to play for Leverkusen ever again...here I will post both the article and the link... http://sports.excite.com/news/02022004/v4612.html Donovan Expresses Frustration at Collapse of Loan to Portsmouth Feb 2, 5:25 PM (ET) By JOHN RICE ZAPOPAN, Mexico (AP) - Landon Donovan expressed frustration Monday at the collapse of his proposed loan to Portsmouth of England's Premier League. "I had the opportunity to go for three or four months - no long-term commitment - and I can come back and live in America. ... It was perfect from every angle," Donovan said. Major League Soccer had worked out an agreement to send the 21-year-old forward to Portsmouth for the rest of the English season, which ends in May. But the deal fell through because of new restrictions on transfers. The new rules meant that if Donovan had gone to England, he could not have rejoined the San Jose Earthquakes until Aug. 15. Donovan, in Mexico with the U.S. under-23 team for Olympic qualifying, has 15 goals in 45 games with the national team. His rights are owned by MLS and Germany's Bayer Leverkusen. FIFA, soccer's governing body, told the U.S. Soccer Federation last year that it must set transfer windows. The USSF, after consulting with MLS, said they would be from Jan. 1 to March 31 and from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15. "It's a bummer," Donovan said. "They have said the reason they put these in was to help the player and to benefit the player, and this certainly doesn't benefit the player." Donovan isn't ready to make a long-term commitment to playing abroad. "I don't want to be locked up for three, four or five years," he said. "I'd rather be here and try it out first. If I had the chance to go on loan and experience it and then I like it, then maybe." When he first went to Germany to join Leverkusen when he was 16, Donovan never got into a game. He joined MLS in 2001. Asked if he had any desire to return to Leverkusen, he said: "Not really. If it has to be long-term, definitely not." [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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Author: chica [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 02/ 4/04 10:32:23am >>Hey Alexia, Thanx for the article, I've read it before. He's not going to Portsmouth because of a strange FIFA's rule about the difference between the playing seasons in US and in Europe. It sucks for Landon, it would had be great for him to play some months in Engand. I'm sure he'll have other opportunities later. He's a great player and european trainers are going to put their eyes on him sooner or later. Tiff is the webmaster of (in my opinion) the best Landon's site. Tell me if you want the link. Landon forever!!!!! [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |