CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy’s Robbie Rogers can identify with what Landon Donovan is experiencing after his new/old teammate decided to come out of retirement and rejoin his former club this week.
Rogers, you may recall, ended his own retirement in May of 2013 to join the five-time MLS Cup champions and become the first openly gay athlete to compete in a major professional sport.
“Very different situation,” Rogers joked to reporters after Friday’s workout, Donovan’s first since his stunning announcement that he was going to play again. “I was joking with him coming back and following in my footsteps.