Soccer veteran Landon Donovan warned U.S. sports have a problem—and it’s the prohibitively high costs keeping out potential talent.
In a recent episode of the The Late Run podcast, the all-time leading scorer for the United States Men’s National Team explained that the early stages of his career were contingent upon outside benefactors sponsoring his participation in high-level youth sports, such as a club or travel teams. Donovan played in three FIFA World Cups for the U.S. team and was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2023.
