ESPN is reporting that American soccer star Landon Donovan may be returning to Major League Soccer to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Donovan won two MLS Cups in 2001 and 2003 with the San Jose Earthquakes while on loan from Bayer Leverkusen in Germany. He returned to Germany following the 2004 MLS season, but has struggled to crack the starting lineup.
I'm sure Euro snobs will point to this as another example of an American washing out in a top-flight league in Europe, but Landon struggled with homesickness during his first stint in Germany, and was much happier playing in his native California. It comes down to what's better: sitting on the bench in the Bundesliga, or starting every game in MLS?
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