Landon Donovan, 34, is juggling a lot of things these days. A soccer ball, for the most part, is not one of them. Eighteen months since retiring, U.S. soccer’s greatest scorer is providing commentary for Fox Sports; serving as a pitchman for Sprint, a Copa America Centenario sponsor; raising a 5-month-old son, Talon, with his wife, Hannah, in Southern California; preparing to take coaching courses; and finalizing a deal to join Swansea City’s American ownership group.
On Friday, in an interview arranged by Sprint, Donovan touched on several subjects.
You’ve been doing a lot of work off the field.