Sometimes in life, all you need is a bro. A Lanbro, that is. One that’s totally getting iced tonight. Still numb from the awesomeness that is Landon Donovan, I find myself hardly in a state of mind to articulate the innumerable emotions running through my sober veins hours after the US took the group from England’s grasp. Instead of pulling a Ke$ha and putting up some blah blah blah post (Neil or Raf will toss you a gem at some point), let’s just bask in… Read more
What is there to say about this image besides the fact that it is incredible? Beyond the hold-your-breath matches, infallible fandom and myriad talking heads the World Cup will surely provide us, soccer-related artwork has become commonplace in the weeks leading up to South Africa. From ESPN’s caricatures of the USMNT on the Delaware River to The Free Beer Movement’s USA/England photoshop work from a few weeks ago, the World Cup has inspired a wealth of… Read more
Los Angeles Galaxy star Landon Donovan said his own safety never crossed his mind. After waking to a loud boom and realizing smoke detectors were going off in his Santa Monica home early Tuesday morning, all he knew was he had to get to the 1-year-old dog, Landycakes, he was caring for. And he did, after walking in soccer cleats through a flaming hallway and carrying the dog to safety from the house on Bradley Court. “I didn’t even think about me… Read more
With his tenure at Everton set to end in less than a week, buzz surrounding Landon Donovan’s desire to extend his loan an extra month has reached a boiling point. While myriad Everton supporters and USMNT fans alike are calling for Donovan to stay with the Toffees, Donovan’s reputation as a man of high character seemingly predicates him honoring his contractual agreement with L.A. Galaxy boss Bruce Arena, who understandably wants his star back. Nonetheless,… Read more
When I fired up my coffee maker on Saturday, my every intent was to sit down and share my thoughts on Landon Donovan winning Everton’s Player of the Month award for January; however, I failed to factor in the distraction of an absolutely scintillating morning of football featuring our man of the hour. In his brief stint, Lando has faced big boys Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea, and has come out on the losing end just once. Saturday morning he shared the pitch… Read more
While the content here at The Yanks Are Coming is nothing short of top-notch, we want you to know it’s OK to venture elsewhere in the blogosphere. To spare you from reading hours and hours of worthless crap, we present you five of the best stories of the week from other sources. Excuse us while we pat ourselves on the back. The Rundown 5. The Shin Guardian: We’re No Experts: 23 for the Queen Starting off The Rundown, our pals over at The Shin Guardian… Read more
Dear TYAC Reader, I have a confession to make. I have, in the past, been critical of Landon Donovan. Not his play, as I’ve always loved him on the field, but his decision to stay in MLS always baffled me. I was under the belief that he was complacent, happy to be the big fish in the little pond, insert whatever other clichés come to mind here. Simply put, the phrase “homesick little bitch” may have crossed my lips a few times. But if I criticized him, it… Read more
Get your Internet streams lined up and a spreadsheet ready to maximize anytime your boss walks by, because today’s going to be a great one for midweek soccer-viewing Yanks fans! Almost all of America’s English Premier League players will be in action, including all three goalkeepers (and maybe a fourth if Friedel takes a red card for punching Wayne Rooney and Brad Guzan gets to come in for Villa…I can only dream). The English soccer schedule for this… Read more
Landon Donovan began the new year by trading in the sun of southern California for the snow of north London. In his first Premiership outing, the 27-year-old on-loan Yank was dropped into a heavy match in even heavier weather conditions. Lando was unlucky enough to draw a starting spot against Arsenal in conditions nasty enough to cause cancellations of all but two of the weekend’s EPL matches. The matches were called off for the safety of the fans in transit… Read more
Courtesy of Jamie Clary (@soccerprofessor on Twitter), The Yanks Are Coming presents our first American Soccer Trivia Challenge. Test your knowledge and click on the link at the bottom of the page to see how you did. Feel free to post your score in the comment section. All questions are from Clary’s latest offering, The First American Soccer Trivia Book. What team won the first ever MLS championship? A. L.A. Galaxy B. D.C. United C. New England… Read more
Success in American sports can have many different implications and meanings. For those faithful to the New York Yankees, a season without bringing home another World Series ring is unacceptable. Every single Detroit Red Wings supporter come playoff time would rather give away their children than gloomily wander out of Joe Louis Arena in the midst of defeat. These two teams and championships go hand in hand. But on the other end of the spectrum, struggling… Read more
An Open Letter to the Misinformed, not informed, ignorant and wayward legions of Landon haters Alike First, I can’t even believe I’m writing this post. It’s unbelievable to me that it is even necessary. I had hoped to start the Yanks are Coming’s list of 32 players to watch in the 2010 World Cup tonight, but after reading a bit on message boards and comment wall’s (much, much more on that in a paragraph or two), I couldn’t help but feel… Read more
The Yanks Are Coming proudly presents our first YouTube offering. Set to the awesomeness of Ram Jam’s “Black Betty,” the video is a visual feast for any Yanks fan. Interestingly enough, the video is banned in Germany. Perhaps a bit of foreshadowing for what is to come? We shall see…. Read more
In a search for a video of Landon Donovan’s appearance on Wednesday’s episode of ESPN’s “Outside The Lines,” I came across a rather riveting piece recapping the Yanks’ summer. Developed under the OTL/E-Ticket brand, Wayne Drehs offers readers an engaging game-by-game account of the team’s trials and tribulations during the World Cup qualifiers. This is not simply some ink-and-paper job that serves as a good bathroom read, but rather a time capsule of the… Read more
