Latest Landon Donovan Stories

Donovan featured in public awareness campaign to educate men on proper sun protectionand skin cancer prevention SHELTON, Conn., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Skin Cancer Foundation, in partnership with Energizer Personal Care -- the makers of Banana Boat(®) and Hawaiian Tropic(®) brand sunscreens -- today announced the launch of a public awareness campaign featuring Los Angeles Galaxy and Team USA soccer star Landon Donovan. The awareness campaign is the second part of a...

WAYNE, N.J., July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Castrol, the official sponsor of Major League Soccer (MLS), announced the latest rankings for the Castrol Index Weekly Top 20 earlier this week ahead of the 2012 AT&T MLS All-Star Game tomorrow in Philadelphia. The top five ranked players for week 20 of the season are Macoumba Kandji (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (New York Red Bulls), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Calen Carr (Houston Dynamo) and Ryan Johnson (Toronto FC). Of these...

NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Castrol, official sponsor of Major League Soccer (MLS), has released the latest Castrol Index for MLS. The results below reflect all 2011 MLS season games played through July 31st. Landon Donovan of the LA Galaxy tops the leader board, pulling ahead of the previous leader Thierry Henry of the New York Red Bulls. Last Month Rank Rank Up/Down Player Position Team Minutes Score/10...

NEW YORK, July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Castrol, the official sponsor of Major League Soccer (MLS) has released its latest Castrol Index for MLS. The results below reflect every 2011 MLS season match, through June 29. Thierry Henry of the New York Red Bulls continues to dominate the leader board. Rank Last Up/Down Player Position Team Minutes Score/10 Month Rank Thierry New York Red 1...

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Upper Deck Company, the worldwide leader in sports trading cards, and its coveted memorabilia division, Upper Deck Authenticated (UDA), are both pleased to announce that Los Angeles Galaxy soccer star Landon Donovan has signed multi-year contracts to represent both entities as an exclusive spokesman. The agreements mean that Upper Deck and UDA will be the sole providers of autographed trading cards, memorabilia and game-used equipment...

SAN DIEGO, June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FLO TV Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), today announced it will offer ESPN's coverage of all 64 matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup((TM)) live from South Africa on FLO TV devices and AT&T Mobile TV capable handsets. FLO TV((TM)) coverage will include a dedicated 24-hour World Cup channel. To ensure soccer fans know they can catch all the action on the go, FLO TV, the mobile television leader,...

Donovan Launches Soccer-Themed Personal Finance Game at L.A. High School LOS ANGELES, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of an ongoing global financial literacy effort, Visa Inc. has joined with Los Angeles Galaxy Captain Landon Donovan to launch a new FIFA World Cup(TM) branded educational video game to Venice High School students. This free game was developed with help from Donovan himself, who is recently back from a successful stint playing in England and ready to start the MLS season at...

Landon Donovan scored on a breakaway in the 42nd minute Friday and Los Angeles made the goal stand up for a 1-0 victory over Chicago. Los Angeles moved into first place in the Western Conference and will clinch a playoff berth if D.C. United loses Saturday to Chivas USA. Donovan broke free on a counterattack and chipped the ball over goaltender Jon Busch for the game's only goal. Chicago, in second place in the East, remained five points behind conference leader Columbus, the only team in...

Landon Donovan, coming off a case of the swine flu, played the entire game Wednesday and scored a goal to lead Los Angeles past Chicago 2-0. The Galaxy moved into second place in the Western Conference with their fifth victory in eight games. Chicago has lost two out of three, but remains in second place in the East. Chicago played without all-star defender Bakary Soumare, who was reportedly involved in an incident with Coach Denis Hamlett prior to the game. Mike Magee put Los Angeles in...

A goal by Miguel Sabah in the 81st minute lifted Mexico to a 2-1 victory over the United States Wednesday in a World Cup qualifying match in Mexico City. Charlie Davies had put the U.S. ahead early in the first half, scoring on a pass from Landon Donovan. Mexico tied it 10 minutes later on a shot by Israel Castro and the teams engaged in a scoreless battle until Efrain Juarez dribbled down the right side and got the ball to Sabah for his game-winner. The result left the U.S. team in second...