Kyle Martino admits he went through some dark times after injuries forced him to hang up his soccer boots for the last time nine years ago.
“It’s sort of like a Peter Pan complex. You never think you’re going to grow up,” the former MLS rookie of the year said. “Ever since we’re little we dream of being professional soccer players. And then one day it’s gone and you have a difficult time understanding who you are and what you do next.”
So when Martino heard that Landon Donovan, his former Galaxy teammate, was ending his own soccer retirement after just 21 months, he was more pleased than puzzled.