United States of America legend Landon Donovan has revealed his affection for Merseyside giants Everton whom he spent two successful loan spells with while he was still a professional football player. He sat down with the official website of Everton to talk about his love for the club and other footballing matters some weeks ago. Landon Donovan said that he would run through a wall for anyone at the club before adding that he will always cherish being a blue.

Landon Donovan is currently the recipient of three positions at a newly formed club in the second division of club football in the United States of America. San Diego Loyal are in the United States League (USL) Championship and Landon Donovan is the owner, manager and executive vice president of soccer at the club. Landon Donovan spent his first loan spell at Everton in 2010 before returning for another loan spell two years later. He was at Major League Soccer (MLS) giants LA Galaxy when he signed on loan for the Toffees twice. He follows Everton keenly and the American would have been impressed by the performance of the club in the Premier League this season as they chase down a Champions League spot at the end of the campaign.





The USA international was brought on with the scores at 1-0 but was unable to influence the game as United scored three more goals. After the game, the former Borussia Dortmund ace was trending on Twitter with some fans claiming that he is overhyped.
The club went on an astonishing run of 23 straight wins before suffering a last-minute defeat in overtime to the Monterrey flash in the Western Conference finals. Speaking after the game Donovan decline talks of him coming back to the league in the future.
The match played inside a fiery atmosphere at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer in Guadalupe saw the Mexicans on the front foot early on. Monterrey sprung up the traps early and put Atlanta’s defence under heavy pressure in the first 10 minutes of the game.
Speaking to ESPN Deportes, Donovan said, “For me it is logical, because they are the best leagues in North America, they have the biggest players, if we want to compete better with Europe and parts of South America, I think it is important”.