Landon Donovan urges MLS and USMNT to change youth development policy | MUK Sports

ESPN FC's Shaka Hislop addresses the many layers of Landon Donovan's recent comments expressing a desire for an American to be the next USMNT head coach. Landon Donovan has told ESPN FC that changing the incentive in the U.S. youth soccer landscape from winning to developing players would result in better players being produced. Speaking prior to Leon's 1-0 friendly win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday -- a match in which Donovan scored -- the all-time MLS leading scorer spoke on a number of topics, but returned often to the state of youth development in the U.S. For Donovan, the aforementioned change in emphasis starts with coaching. "All...
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