Thursday Kicks: Deflated Donovan & more

i-62b5dc04676fcbac3b8e40bfd4b51f6d-conordoyle.jpgMassive fail: Derby County striker Conor Doyle, who scored the only U.S. goal in the 2-1 loss to Guatemala Wednesday at the CONCACAF U-20 championship, reacts at the end of the game to the fact the Americans will not go to an eighth-consecutive FIFA U-20 World Cup (AP Photo).

*It’s early in the MLS season and Landon Donovan is already tired.

Meanwhile, the next Galaxy opponent, D.C. United, which beat the Philadelphia Union in the U.S. Open Cup Wednesday, have sold a reported 18,000 tickets to Saturday’s game with a crowd of as many as 25,000 expected.

*Say, do you think United’s Andy Najar looked at the U.S. under Coach Bob Bradley and opted for Honduras? It’s obvious what 100 percent Soccer readers think of Bob Bradley (although voting number are down due to spring break) – and you can still vote in the poll here.

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