U.S. soccer legend Landon Donovan hasn’t been as popular in his second career as a broadcaster. The Fox Sports analyst’s laid-back style—which many have called “boring” —is best described as an acquired taste.
And many fans haven’t acquired that taste. Soccer fans flooded social media Friday afternoon with complaints about Donovan’s work on Fox’s coverage of the Germany vs. Scotland Euro 24 match.
Roadkill has more energy than Landon Donovan on the mic #Euro2024 https://t.co/UqKXtUCp7Q
— KTA (@keiteay) June 14, 2024
We’ve heard all these complaints before, and the same key words about Donovan’s analyst work keep surfacing: “Boring.” “Lifeless.” “No enthusiasm.”
Donovan’s been working as an announcer for 10 years now, long enough that he is what he is at this point. That’s not enough for many fans.
Landon Donovan does color commentary with the enthusiasm of someone being held at gunpoint
— JEFF (@jeffisrael25) June 14, 2024
Haha, don’t even get me started! I mean, the guy’s a legend on the field, but his commentary skills are straight out of a comedy sketch. I’ve watched him try to explain basic soccer concepts and it’s like he’s speaking a different language. It’s like nails on a chalkboard, you kn
— Hayden (@jyparexe) June 14, 2024
Landon Donovan should never do play-by-play. What are we doing? @FOXSports
— Brandon Catron (@Brandon_Catron) June 14, 2024
I refuse to believe there is a single person who wants to listen to Landon Donovan call a soccer game
— Matt Levinson-Gould (@irvingblitzer) June 14, 2024
It’s crazy that Landon Donovan has been doing commentary on and off for almost a decade and he’s still absolutely terrible at it
— Noah (@YordanForHOF44) June 14, 2024
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