When early reports of Landon Donovan coming out of retirement to play for Liga MX side Club Leon first came to the surface, they seemed more like gimmicks than actual reports. Shortly after rumors broke that the Donovan connection was part of Club Leon’s attempt to raise attention on their new kit for the upcoming season.
Even when it was officially announced that arguably the greatest US player of all time had agreed to come out of retirement and play in Mexico’s top flight, it still seemed like it was inevitably going to end with a “Gotcha!” from one of the camps.