I’ve been following Team USA’s triumphs and defeat at the World Cup. I was only really paying attention because our team is so f-cking hot, and this guy, Landon Donovan, is one of the hottest. Halfway through the World Cup, the news came out that Donovan and his estranged wife had reconnected, and that they were trying to work things out. But that’s all gone to hell now, because some British bird has come out and claimed that Landon is her baby-daddy.
His team crashed out of the World Cup this weekend, and now Landon Donovan faces a personal crisis: a forthcoming report from a U.K. newspaper in which a British woman claims she is pregnant with Donovan’s child.
Donovan, 28, is separated from his wife, actress Bianca Kajlich, but they are not divorced – a fact the U.S. soccer star emphasized last week, after he and Kajlich shared an emotional phone call following his winning goal against Algeria.
Regarding the pregnancy report, Donovan did not deny it might be true, telling Sports Illustrated’s Web site: “I was informed of the possibility during the World Cup, and if I need to take responsibility, then I will provide the appropriate support. This is a private matter, and I will refrain from further comment at this time.”
Donovan has spent most of his pro career in the U.S., but played on loan for Liverpool club Everton for several months this past winter. He quickly became a fan favorite, and chants of “USA! USA!” were often heard in the stands.
He was also a hero for the USA at this month’s World Cup, scoring three goals and guiding the team to the knockout phase, where they were eliminated on Saturday by Ghana.
Donovan’s contact with Kajlich, 33, during the World Cup – he also blew her a kiss during a post-game interview – fueled speculation that they might reconcile. “It would surprise no one if Landon and Bianca were back together very soon,” said one of Kajlich’s friends. “They have remained in contact and are very close to one another.”
[From People]
Well, if he’s able to get back with his wife and confirm that he’s the baby-daddy, good for him. Honestly, though, this is what soccer needs in America. Tabloid drama. I’m being completely serious – we need some more baby-daddy dramas, we need some public intoxication and public indecency criminal charges, we need some man-on-man beat down. Americans will get more interested in the sport if there’s more off-the-field drama, and if it’s about crime, sex or money. Oh, and take off your shirts more. Please. That helps the cause too, and it’s the main reason I wrote about this!
In regards to monsieur up above, face is a 6, body is an 11. Soccer players have the best bodies.
Did you see the goalies for the US and Ghana? Holy God, they could make a sandwich out of me if they wanted to.
To me, soccer is so boring but when they take off their shirts….. I watched the US vs Ghana game. At the end, when the Ghanian (sp???) players started removing their shirts, I was intrigued but the CBC coverage had to pull away to show G8 and G20 nonsense.
I stopped watching Argentina vs Mexico because none of them were hot.
I 100% agree. This is a sport FULL of hotness and drama When viewed that way it’s as American as Lindsey Lohan. More please!
Nice body, not so nice receding hairline. These guys look awesome because they sweat out any ounce of fat the eat by constantly moving. No joke!
Oguchi is hotter. I’m not into that five head. Nice bod though.
He should let it go and shave it all off. Football drama is the best.
There is no way in hell that giant red mellon shaped head hairy man is a hottie.
-also LOW LIFE
Two words: Benny Feilhaber.
His face reminds me (from the front) of Rumer Willis. Not a good thing. His body is totally hot, though. I agree with a poster above that he is a bit hairy, at least for my taste.
I like him precisely because he’s hairy!
Finding the goal and scoring both on and off the field.
Seriously, wtf. Are you guys 12 or something? Grown men have chest hair, it’s a fact of life.
Actually, Lauren, my husband doesn’t. Not a one. He’s 34.
But I’ve got *no* complaints about Donovan’s torso. Not one.
What the hell is wrong with otherwise fully functioning adults who run around having unprotected sex with the understanding that there will be NO CONSEQUENCES FOR IT (Jude Law; Body Miller, I’m talking to you!)
I’m not just talking about celebs although they potentially have much more at stake finacially and otherwise (in this case also a wife). There seems to be a rapidly grwowing movement of this dispicable behavior in this country in recent years and I really can’t understand it. WTF are these men/women thinking. Obviously goldiggers have goal, but the maried men??? Irresponsible at the very least, potentially life threatening at the worst.
Doesn’t anybody remeber AIDS?? Apparantly not. But if folks keep this up, believe me, it’ll make a come back.
I like hairy men. I find it very masculine.
Donovan is a great player. I hoped when Beckham and Donovan both ended up @ the Galaxy, Donovan’s profile would raise and the other players paychecks would increase.(loaned to England = promising) As Beckham brought the media and Donovan brings the talent.
I don’t mind drama in American soccer, wish it wasn’t #10. Rather it be a less talented player.
Been a fan for years, not of his looks however. He reminds me of Walton Goggins (shane/the shield Boyd/justified) not my taste at all.
How is he a low life, if the pregnancy dates from the time he was separated from his wife?
The reconciliation may not happen now, but sometimes people reconcile for the wrong reason, and should’ve stayed split.
Oh, and if i were a coach or agent, I’d urge my clients to protect themselves ALWAYS, there are always people looking to make a buck off pro athletes.
Andy Kaufman…with abs. ‘Nuff said.
Michael Bradley!
There are hundreds out hotter soccer player.
Lets start with US
Feilhaber, Bocanegra, Oguchi.
jc126: I don’t know who called him a “low life”, but I agrree with you that having sex with other people when you’re seperated is one thing. Being so reckless as to bring home a baby as the result of it (let alone BEFORE you’ve borne any children with the wife you want to recincile with) goes without saying is on a WHOLE other level. I mean, I can’t even imagine what Bianca must be going through right now…
He’s hot, but no Roger Federer.
Here is how men use “protection.”
During intercourse, as ejaculation approaches, they say, “You’re on the pill, right baby?” And then… Full release.
Beautiful body but a butter face.
@15-totally Walton Goggins! I knew he reminded me of someone but couldn’t put my finger on it 🙂
I would definitely do him. I’d overlook the face for that bod, definitely..
I dont know any man that has hair, and after I saw a certain patient -that might just be the missing link between man and chimpanzee, I can never look at a man with hair. Without the need to want to couph up a fur ball. I swear this guy definately has a hairy butt and it’s probablly curly butt hair!
@ Persistent Cat – You know, I thought the same thing about Mexico v Argentina about the lack of hotness. I was wondering why people make such a big deal of Landon Donovan – I took another look at him from the neck downwards and he looks much better! Soccer is a great sport for so many reasons but one of the best reasons is the hot men with great bodies.
Roger Federer!! ????? Ew…. He does nothing from me and he is so smug. I had a huge crush on Andre Agassi when I was a little kid–the long hair, the bandanas…Sigh 🙂
Soccer players are pure SEX.
That is not actually a lot of chest hair. I’ve seen way hairier. He’s got a nice “format” or “layout” of hair on his chest. What i find gross though is REALLY REALLY hairy, and especially hairy on the BACK, OR, bits and pieces of hair. Best is bare or like Landon, a little bit in a nice way.
Oh, we were talking about soccer. Yay, soccer!
i have to agree with d27 that it’s not a bad layout for a lot of hair, but still…gives me a total ewww vibe. viper’s comment re: curly butt hair definitely did not help. At all.
He is a low life because SEPERATED is not the same as SINGLE. He was married in all but the physical and to add mor einsult to both women he tries to reunite with his ‘seperated’ spouse while all along having an affair! I loath people who play such games. I say this because I was involved with someone who NEVER once told me there was already a partner and when I found out from somone else I inquired about it and the reasoning? Seperated! I felt VIOLATED and thank GOD it didnt get physical because I would have shot the shit on the spot.
This guy is worse because rather than being seperated and divorced he wanted to reconcile with his WIFE and at the same time knocked up the other woman. But hey he takes respocibility for it, so that makes is oooookay o_O. I feel sorry for the wife and any wife that thinks that way. its one thing to forgive a wandering eye it another thing when there is a child involved.
When Beckham came to LA Galaxy it was the hope that it would interest Americans in soccer. When Beckham got a call from Real Madrid (let’s face it European soccer is a much higher caliber than here) he took the chance as it was important to him to get a chance to play for England in this world Cup. Donovan screamed like a little girl about how Beckham had screwed over LA and that he threw them under the bus for his own gain, blah blah blah…. Then Everton calls for Donovan and he was in England so fast you might have thought the Devil himself was on his tail.
Nutshell, he was pissed that David had another chance to play on the world stage because he wasn’t wanted and the minute that he was given the same chance off he flew. He is a hypocrite and clearly a cheat. So he gets to EPL and decides to grab a WAG….even when he has a wife, he should be friends with John Terry, they have the same moral code….none.