Landon Donovan work permit approved!
As expected Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan’s work permit was approved without a problem. Playing in 75% of your countries full internationals over the past 2 years is the primary requirement and obviously Donovan has that covered. Now we get to see if the pride of the United States, our all time leading scorer can cut the mustard week in and week out in arguably the best league in the world.
We know he as the pace and it is clear that he can score goals in big games for the U.S. National team but playing in the Premier League every week is a whole new world. Coming off a disappointing loss in the MLS Cup Final to Real Salt Lake where he missed a decisive penalty cannot help his confidence. Also, he has not been playing any competitive matches for a few weeks now and prior to that his MLS matches are at a much slower speed of play.
It is going to be very interesting to see how it all plays out especially at Everton who are having a rough one this year. For the sake of the U.S. let’s hope he bags a few goals and stays healthy for South Africa this summer.The
