Why did Landon Donovan come out of retirement again to play in Mexico? And why is he strangely okay with basically never playing? Kevin Baxter of the Los Angeles Times spoke to Donovan about it all.

On Oct. 10 against Ecuador in Connecticut, Landon Donovan will make one final appearance for the USMNT.

Here's a really cool graphic that links to GIFs of 135 (of now 137) goals Landon Donovan has scored throughout his MLS career. He's announced his retirement today, so click and reminisce awhile.

Landon Donovan, who was cut from the United States men's national team World Cup roster, has just signed with ESPN as a studio analyst for the tournament. [ESPN]