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According to Univision.com, yes:
Here is an English translation:
MEXICO — According to information from Televisa Deportes American striker Landon Donovan could be hired by the Aguilas del America for the 2010 Clausura as one of the objectives set by Coapa president Michel Bauer.This was mentioned on the news of Televisa Deportes, but there were no statements by the president of the Eagles about this item
The Eagles claim to have Landon Donovan for the upcoming Torneo Interliga, which awards two seats to the next Copa Libertadores, in addition to the claim Azulcrema it is your main reinforcement for the Clausura 2010.
Longtime readers of this blog will know this is not the first time Donovan has been linked with Club America. Donovan does speak Spanish and has expressed that he thought it was time to leave MLS.
For much more on this story check out the one on Inside SoCal Soccer.
What do you think?
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how can the mexicutioner play in mexico?
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God I hope not… Mexico is a step down from the MLS and doesn’t help his cause for overseas (assuming he still wants to play in La Liga)
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^^^ Cuz MLS teams are having such an easy time of it against Mexican teams right?
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Justin, dont be assine.
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im ok with this because it would just be a loan and it’s a world cup year.
why take a chance on going to europe and ending up on the bench? playing for club america insures two things: 1. higher competition than mls; 2. playing time.
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This would actually be a great move. SuperLiga/Champions proves that MLS is still not equal to the Primera and the money is better.
I would prefer Europe for him, but this move actually would make sense.
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This would be a huge mistake! He might as well call his career over, if he goes to the Mexican league. He has made some really poor choices in his pro career, but this would be the worst of them all. Mexican League is by far the worst pro league in the world.
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Dear God, the replies on here about the Mexican league being the worst… are you for real? The Mexican league has more technical players on each team that MLS would have a wet dream to have. They league is solid and very competitive and very competitive which is not unlike MLS. Personally I like the idea as a loan move for several reasons. 1) It would be the most popular American player in the Mexican first division which would certainly force me to watch more Mexican soccer. 2) If club America plays MLS teams with Landon on their side what a story that would be! 3) I like having a closer relationship with Mexican soccer which is an economic powerhouse with some of the most fanatical fans of this part of the hemisphere.
All of those saying Mexican soccer is the worst have got to check their heads. MLS would die to have team rosters like they do. Take off the US national team blinders for a bit. This is club soccer we are talking about.
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Do you think CA supporters would still throw cups of piss on him if he is wearing their badge?
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mexico isnt in the top ten leagues in the world, almost, but no they are definately better than MLS guys
MLS is probably in the low 20’s(20-24) and Mexico as a league is probably low teens(11-14)….I think MLS is definately equal with lets say the English Championship now which is great project and if the salary and DP’s change we could go up to almost like 15th in the world in my opinion b/c of the transfer possibilities and talent you could then have
anyways….i have never understood why Club America has always had an interest in LD, all of Mexico should hate him, infact if our best player went their then USA v Mexico wouldnt be anywhere near as competitive and there would actually be friendships, lol as weird as that sounds….the hate wouldnt be there any longer in alot of aspects
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I agree about the silly comments RE: the Mexican Liga. MLS teams struggle to be competive in interleague play. The MLS salary stucture cannot compete with the Mexican League- so it’s no wonder why we struggle.
As far as a step down- it would be- of sorts as I have always understood Landon wanted to go Euro and make it big- not to the Americas. The Mexican League is a very good league but is not Serie A,La Liga, the Premiership or even the Bundesliga. Perhaps I’m mistaken, but I thought those were the leagues Donovam dreamed about.
BTW- despite the LAG-RSL penalty miss, I’ve been very impressed with Lando, the quality of his play and his professionalism- even after separating from his WAG wife. He has stepped it up and I sincerely wish him the best whereever he chooses to go. And I USED to be someone who thought you could bump him/intimidate him off his game- and called him Landycakes.
No more!
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Yea rite, next thing ur gonna tell me is Blanco is going to the States…
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austin, do you realize that mex and the us border each other? there will always be a rivalry there.
landon loves the passion, thats what i heard. in terms of league play, they have it and we dont. America also has a payroll of around 20mil. hell, maybe donny is just gonna play during the mls off season. so no need to make a big fuss about it. he’ll probably make more dough playing a few month for them then a whole season for mls. which soccer player doesnt want to play in front of 110k fans?
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I like the move with the stipulation that he is good enough to be in the starting 11. This would ensure that he gets aclimatated to elevation which will be a benefit as a few of the SA venues are at elevation. The competition is more technical than MLS and is during the offseason no?
The possible cons are that he gets a special jersey with a big target on it and ends up being the league punching bag for that water fountain portrait of his. Alternately he could wind up in the cross fire of some cartel warfare or kidnap plot and that picture does him no favors there either.
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The Mexican league is the BEST in the Americas!!! Rivaled only by Argentina. You people who think this is a step down from MLS need to get out of your zip codes every now and then.
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yeah people who are saying MLS is above the Mexican league are smoking crack. The Mexican League is one of the better in the world.
As for “it’s not EPL or La Liga”, it truly does not matter. What matters is money, and regular playing time, as the World Cup approaches.
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vic, I don’t understand your argument….my point was that ld should be in a top ten league and it would be strange to see some1 who mexican truly hate playing in mexico
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I would support this but I want to see him in europe better. The mexican league is good and better than MLS but not by much. Blanco came to play in MLS and i respected his play in the league so why cant donovan play in the mexican league. perhaps not now but after a tour in europe and before coming back to MLS. And he is going to kick more chivas ass lol.
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La Primera Division de Mexico is one of the 10 best leagues in the world. The only leagues that are better are 1. Premier, 2. La Liga, 3. Serie A, 4. Bundesliga, 5. French 1st Div, 6. Brazil 1st Div, 7. Portuguese 1st Div, Mexico’s Primera.
I have been following the Mexican League, MLS, South American & the top European leagues to be able to form an educated conclusion that the Mexican top division is definetely one of the top 10 leagues in the world. I am not the only one that firmly believes this by the way.
a) It is a fact that the Mexican top division is the highest paid league outside of Europe.
b) Using the same coefficients used to determine the top EUFA Leagues, the Mexican Primera only ranks slighly lower than the Brazilian League in the Americas and well above the Argentinian, Colombian, MLS, Chilean.
c) The Mexican League is by far the highest paid league in this Hemisphere.
d)Many South American National team stars from Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay and others currently play in La Primera Division.
c)Some nonthinking zombie above mentioned that this would be a step down from MLS. On the contrary, it would be a great step up since the level of conpetition and exposure at Club America will be greater than MLS. Over the last couple of years the Mexican League has exported many Mexican players but also many South American up and comers to the old continent. Names like Colombian Hector Rodallega, Paraguayan Paulo Da Silva, Argentinian Chelito Delgado, Uruguayan Vicente Sanchez and many others that Im just too lazy to name.
In conclusion, this would be a great move for Landon and Club America. Both will benefit greatly and make for a very interesting storyline.
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ok patrick you went too far there, Mexican league the best in the Americas ha ha. There is this tiny country called Brazil, yes Argentina too, Chile is not bad, Colombia is decent also. By the way, the Mexican league is full of players from South America, that’s what makes it good. But it is not great by far. I’d rather see Landon go to Europe though, France, would be good, but I don’t know how much playing time he would get in Spain, England or Germany or Netherlands. Any other leagues, like Denmark, Norway, etc. are not really worth the trip, he might as well play in Mexico, or Argentina. Now that would be something.
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austin,
perhaps you dont follow the mexican league but there are many players who are reviled by the rest of the league…and with guillermo franco, those sentiments do indeed involve nationalist attitudes. Trust me,
America fans will go ape sh*t over donovan. He speaks spanish, he grew up playing with mexicans in LA, and I’m sure he’d say he’d rather play in front of 110k then 12k…
Rick,
you’re right mexican league is not 2nd best to argentina league; however, between the concacaf CL and copa Libertadores Mexican league play is a better fit for the S.Amer tournament. Until mls, costa rican league, and trinidad & tobabo league improve, I’d say concacaf cl has a big fish followed by a bunch of minnows
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I agree this move would be a loan move only and they say that if donovan is paired of with salvador cabanas these two would be the deadliest offense in the americas that goes for south american soccer, donovan and cabanas would be the unstoppable dou the best player from the mls paired with the best player from mexico, then they both come to galaxy and we destroy every club in this continent and maybe challenge europeans.
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Skillwise, this is a good move. Realitywise, i dont thinks so. DOnovan is the most hated American player in Mexico and this not only applies to mexican fans….but mexican players too. Seeing how dirty MExican players get when they are trailing MLS teams (see knockout rounds of Superliga 2008), Landon would be an easy target for a frustrated MExican soccer player. I will fear to see the day where Landon goes on an almost breakaway only to be slide tackled from behind causing him serious injury to miss the 2010 WC.
To all those who think the MLS is better than Mexican league: You are wayyy wrong. There is a reason why they dominate CONCACAF chanpions league. Once MLS upgrades their teams, i cant wait to see them compete against one another. For now, i still do hope MLS teams dont humiliate themselves when they play against mexican foe.
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Not to mention Club America’s kits….GROSS! can we put more ads on them please?
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Rick in LA, it’s common knowledge that Argentina and Mexico are the “best” leagues in our hemisphere because of their buying powers, and quality of players. You said it, “the Mexican league is full of players from South America, that’s what makes it good.”, and that’s the point: their league is so good it can afford those quality south American players, not the boot cleaners from Botofogo, like MLS. Brasil has one of THE WORST LEAGUES in the Americas. Corruption, match fixing, crooked refs and admin’s, bribery, and mass-disinterest in a lot of games from fans. If their league is so good, without Googling for the answer, do you know their League and Cup champions? Probably not.
Just because Brasil has the best national team does not mean their league is good. Why do you think the vast majority of their quality players sign over seas? The Brasilian League produces quality exports, that’s about it.
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Great club, great league. I’m not trying to compare north and south American leagues because they are pretty much all different styles. I just hope if this deal works out, that Donovan can avoid the overly enthusiastic Mexican fans(Almost an impossible feat), or wild boots on the pitch. If it can happen between figure skaters from the same country, it could easily happen in football between neighboring countries, both heaaded to South Africa, at the peak of the rivalry.
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Felix im glad you actually know about football. Those of you saying FMF is a step DOWN dont know shit about football so you shouldn’t be on here. Personally i dislike Donovan but I cant take away the fact that hes Good, I welcome anyone with open arms to América and hopefully he can help cabañas score some Goals.
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Felix im glad you actually know about football. Those of you saying FMF is a step DOWN dont know shit about football so you shouldn’t be on here. Personally i dislike Donovan but I cant take away the fact that hes Good, I welcome anyone with open arms to América and hopefully he can help cabañas score some Goals.
LMAO That Justin retarded is a JOKE
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sry about double post
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“LMAO That Justin retarded is a JOKE”
that’s not a sentence buddy… yikes.
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Justin go kill yourself…
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Donovan will get injured–he’s a target in Mexico. Either that, or he’ll be refused leave for international duty. It’s the perfect setup :-S
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Why would he go to Mexico, US is already better than Mexico, doesn’t make sense.
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The Mexican league by far is the best outside of Europe, Take into consideration the money competition and what people have failed to mention the Stadiums which you cant compare Mexican stadiums to any South American countries venues.
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America is my Favorite team and people that say mexicans don’t like Donovan is just crazy I think the guy is wonderful come to think of it if the USA had 9 more Donovans they might win a World cup. I said 9 because Howard is also the man. But I think Donovan would be a good fit with my club and if he puts on that Blue and Yellow jersey every home game there will be 105,000 + Cheering his name.
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This would be a great move for Donovan. Given the competition he’d be up against prior to the World Cup. The Mexican league is very competitive and has by far the highest salaries in the continent, which is the reason the league can bring the best (and he is one of them). As far as all the other European leagues, the reason why they’re the best is because they have great infrastructures and money to bring over the best; the only setback when having a league with so many international stars is that it tends to leave out the local players and in turn their national teams don’t amount to much in the world cups. A perfect example is the Premier League and La Liga, when was the last time England won a world cup? or even better…Spain hasn’t even won any.
Club America is a powerhouse when it comes to a spending budget, so despite the fact he wants to play in Europe if Club America really wants Donovan to play for them, a simple high offer will convince Landon to play for them. Whatever happens, if he goes to the Eagles he’ll be in good playing condition for the World Cup.
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