I found this tweet disturbing, to be honest. It is not the type of thing, in my opinion, for a national commentator to be speculating on in a public forum like Twitter. It is too easy to be seen as race-baiting without facts to back it up. Yes, there is an intense rivalry between the USA and Mexico in terms of the national teams and yes, at times there have been some ugly incidents in stadiums. That does not mean everything is racially motivated, including a moment of madness at the end of a hard-fought playoff match that resulted in a loss for a high-powered high-money outfit. Marquez lost his head. That does not mean he did it because he hates Landon Donovan for being American. To draw that conclusion is disingenuous at best.
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November 1, 2011
Eric Wynalda probably jumped over some sort of line
October 31, 2011
Apparently Rafa Marquez did not want to go to the West Coast, so he whipped the ball at Landon Donovan AFTER the final whistle yesterday. What a sportsman!
(Source: mlssoccer.com)
June 24, 2010
Reaction from all over the world to the Landon Donovan match-winner from Wednesday. Tell me this tournament isn’t global. Go on, I’ll wait.
I really like “Some Dude in Arkansas”
June 23, 2010
Hot World Cup Bro of the Day (after many failed attempts):
Landon Donovan
Date of Birth: 4 March 1982
Height: 173 cm
Shirt number: 10
Position: Midfielder
Current club: Los Angeles Galaxy (USA)
Yeah, I know, you’re all like, ‘Really? She’s doing Donovan?’ FUCK YEAH I’M DOING DONOVAN.
Born in Ontario, California, Donovan started playing at age 6 and scored 7 goals in his first game. He won the Golden Ball at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship as the tournament’s best player. For the United States national team, Donovan is the all-time leader in scoring and assists, and has the most caps of all active players. He is the only six-time winner of the Honda Player of the Year award and widely considered the best American player of all time. He’s serious(ly hot), loves to take his shirt off (we’re not complaining), and good with his feet. You can find him here on Twitter.
June 23, 2010
The U.S. team doesn’t over-sell fouls or flop too much. Still, no one had a problem with the dive Landon Donovan took right here.
June 18, 2010
What has two index fingers and loves scoring goals? THIS GUY.
June 18, 2010
“An absolute laser shot” from the greatest American soccer player of all time gives the US team hope in the second half.
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