Landon Donovan

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, don't play your last two club games.

Well, don't play your last two club games.

Well, don't play your last two club games.

And by the way, Yes, it is an easy conversation. Speaking of conversations, which is important to me, I'm not putting the blame necessarily on Marissa Pochettino. What I'm saying is all of these conversations needed to be had with the global sporting directors at these clubs. So I'm putting a ton of- And a long time ago. A long time ago. I'm putting a ton of this on US soccer.

And by the way, Yes, it is an easy conversation. Speaking of conversations, which is important to me, I'm not putting the blame necessarily on Marissa Pochettino. What I'm saying is all of these conversations needed to be had with the global sporting directors at these clubs. So I'm putting a ton of- And a long time ago. A long time ago. I'm putting a ton of this on US soccer.

And by the way, Yes, it is an easy conversation. Speaking of conversations, which is important to me, I'm not putting the blame necessarily on Marissa Pochettino. What I'm saying is all of these conversations needed to be had with the global sporting directors at these clubs. So I'm putting a ton of- And a long time ago. A long time ago. I'm putting a ton of this on US soccer.

There needed to be people on planes, at restaurants in Milan, at restaurants in London, buying bottles of red wine for sporting directors saying, listen- I understand you have priorities. Let me tell you about my priorities. My job's on the gold cup in 2025 is my priority. Now I know there's going to be a bunch of things in between there that you're going to say are hurdles.

There needed to be people on planes, at restaurants in Milan, at restaurants in London, buying bottles of red wine for sporting directors saying, listen- I understand you have priorities. Let me tell you about my priorities. My job's on the gold cup in 2025 is my priority. Now I know there's going to be a bunch of things in between there that you're going to say are hurdles.

There needed to be people on planes, at restaurants in Milan, at restaurants in London, buying bottles of red wine for sporting directors saying, listen- I understand you have priorities. Let me tell you about my priorities. My job's on the gold cup in 2025 is my priority. Now I know there's going to be a bunch of things in between there that you're going to say are hurdles.

I'm saying those are nothing to me. I need to have my best team. I need to give the manager that I'm paying how much? $6 million. The manager that I'm paying $6 million to, I have an obligation to get him his best team. On the field. Now, that might not mean anything to you, but it means the world to me, and that's more important. So how do we figure this out? That's dialogue.

I'm saying those are nothing to me. I need to have my best team. I need to give the manager that I'm paying how much? $6 million. The manager that I'm paying $6 million to, I have an obligation to get him his best team. On the field. Now, that might not mean anything to you, but it means the world to me, and that's more important. So how do we figure this out? That's dialogue.

I'm saying those are nothing to me. I need to have my best team. I need to give the manager that I'm paying how much? $6 million. The manager that I'm paying $6 million to, I have an obligation to get him his best team. On the field. Now, that might not mean anything to you, but it means the world to me, and that's more important. So how do we figure this out? That's dialogue.

And I don't necessarily know that that dialogue has been had with sporting directors. And by the way, if it has, then it just shows that U.S. soccer... has no gravitas and no power. Because if those conversations were had with sporting directors in Europe, then those sporting directors basically said, who is this? I don't have time for this call. I'll speak to you never. And hung up the phone.

And I don't necessarily know that that dialogue has been had with sporting directors. And by the way, if it has, then it just shows that U.S. soccer... has no gravitas and no power. Because if those conversations were had with sporting directors in Europe, then those sporting directors basically said, who is this? I don't have time for this call. I'll speak to you never. And hung up the phone.

And I don't necessarily know that that dialogue has been had with sporting directors. And by the way, if it has, then it just shows that U.S. soccer... has no gravitas and no power. Because if those conversations were had with sporting directors in Europe, then those sporting directors basically said, who is this? I don't have time for this call. I'll speak to you never. And hung up the phone.

Yeah, so this is a problem. This is a massive, massive problem for where we are.

Yeah, so this is a problem. This is a massive, massive problem for where we are.

Yeah, so this is a problem. This is a massive, massive problem for where we are.