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When U.S. soccer was in dire straits, he took the reins

Old 09-13-2005, 01:26 PM  #1
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When U.S. soccer was in dire straits, he took the reins
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/grant_wahl/09/13/landon.donovan/
Old 09-13-2005, 01:35 PM  #2
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Fascinating stuff. Two things jump out at me:

1. It's not news, but even the biggest deals usually come down to connections between people. If this account is correct, it was a personal conversation between Donovan and Gulati that got us moving away from replacement players and on our way to being the first from CONCACAF to qualify for Germany 2006. Interesting. Very interesting.

2. Don't underestimate Landon Donovan. The guy takes his position as poster boy for U.S. soccer much more seriously than I had thought. He showed leadership and maturity here, at least as Wahl tells it. I'm impressed.
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