Brad Friedel Apologizes for his Landon Donovan Comments--Sort of....

Brad Friedel apologizes for his comments about Landon Donovan vs Clint Dempsey; was he taken out of context? Also coverage of MLS Transactions and the Re-Entry Draft. On The Straight Red Card. www.thestraightredcard.com

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[nssteph]

1. Donovan has been around the USMNT longer.

2. Landy did well in the 2002 WC before Deuce ever laced up a pair for the USMNT.

3. Donovan has always been known as a Mexico-killer. The fact that he's hated/respected by the Mexicans, combined with this performances against El Tri (and US-Mexico matches are among the most watched/publicized USMNT matches), contributes to this legacy.

4. He scored the goal heard around the U.S. against Algeria in 2010.

5. USMNT goals: Landy 46, Deuce 24.

That's why.

[dwreck1971]

@nssteph

Good points.

[melojordans23]

phone rings during show, wow guys try to keep it professional guys :)

[dwreck1971]

@melojordans23

Ha! It happens to the best of em!

[Hitmonchan107]

@mancltymagics1 Well, they suck.

[mancltymagics1]

@Hitmonchan107

not really, seeing as they've never qualified for it.

[Hitmonchan107]

@mancltymagics1 They seem to go batshit insane over the AFC cup.

[mancltymagics1]

@Hitmonchan107

india doesn't like football or i guess soccer, cricket and hockey are more popular than US sports are to soccer. and they have one of the largest stadiums? they don't have a professional league or professional national team. so i think you've thinking of another country.

[Hitmonchan107]

@mancltymagics1 What are you talking about? India likes soccer. Hell, they have one of the largest stadiums for it.

[mancltymagics1]

@Hitmonchan107

" Canada are perhaps the only countries that have sports which overshadow soccer to a point where it's not considered important" india, china, pakistan, bangladesh, Indonesia,Philippines, Vietnam, Ethiopia, congo, south africa, iran, thailand, burma as well as loads of small countries, football isn't as popular as your trying to make out.and all them countries make up more than half the worlds population and the US likes football more than all of them countries.

[nssteph]

@Hitmonchan107 Donna Reed seems to think so.

[Hitmonchan107]

@nssteph "Household" is the keyword.

[Hitmonchan107]

@T90Productions I doubt Donovan is doing it for the fame. He's using the popularity the American media is giving him to make the sport relevant. USA (and territories) and Canada are perhaps the only countries that have sports which overshadow soccer to a point where it's not considered important. Ironically, the national team gets more focus than the NFL playoffs when it's World Cup season.