Will Donovan’s next goal set U.S. record?
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Landon Donovan Moves one Step Further from the Record. Maybe
Published 1/18/2008 by Laurie at The Offside
... | January 18th, 2008 Tomorrow’s USMNT game against Sweden is the 500th for the team. It would have been a great opportunity for Landon Donovan to score a goal and make himself the all-time leading goalscorer for the USA, right? It turns out that one goal may not do it . It seems that FIFA has disallowed the penalty taken against Denmark last year because Denmark apparently didn’t field their A team.“FIFA, soccer’s governing body, has not recognized the Americans’ 3-1 victory over Denmark on Jan. 20 last year as a full “A” international. Donovan converted a penalty kick in ...
Landon Breaks the Record! Kind of. Maybe.
Published 1/20/2008 by Laurie at LA Galaxy
... Seems FIFA doesn’t consider last January’s game against Denmark, in which Landon also scored a penalty, to have been a full international game. They claim that Denmark didn’t field their “A” side. No “A” side, no international status, no goal counting towards the US record. ...
