Landon Donovan is NOT a choker!


After his World Cup heroics against Slovenia and Algeria, Landon Donovan is now an American sports hero!

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  1. Ward DefenderJune 23, 2010 at 1:26 PM

    Agreed!! But still, it's just soccer. I think the bigger story is that the governing body is blatantly trying to force the US out of the World Cup competition.

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  2. sanjuroJune 23, 2010 at 2:39 PM

    Without a doubt the larger the sport becomes, its influence can be insidious because how it pervades even the incorruptible.

    I'm sure the referees were not given direct orders to cheat the Americans, but it does not mean more subtle methods were used to change the fate of USA Soccer.

    A simple discussion by certain officials could have easily changed the outcome of the last two games.

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