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Landon Donovan of the United States, wearing a dark blue uniform with number 21, controls the soccer ball as a Czech Republic player defends during a 2006 World Cup match.
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Landon Donovan of the United States, wearing a dark blue uniform with number 21, controls the soccer ball as a Czech Republic player defends during a 2006 World Cup match.
Considered the greatest American male player in the history of football (soccer) Landon Donovan of the United States controlling the ball during a 2006 World Cup match against the Czech Republic.

Landon Donovan

American football (soccer) player
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Landon Donovan (born March 4, 1982, Ontario, California, U.S.) is an American professional football (soccer) player, widely regarded as the greatest American male player in the history of the sport. Donovan was a star player in high school in Redlands, California, and in 1998 he joined the U.S. national under-17 (U-17) team. His success in U-17 play drew the attention of German club Bayer Leverkusen, which signed the teenage Donovan in 1999. He played on...

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