Landon Donovan Hits Out at Jurgen Klinsmann and US Soccer Team After 2014 World Cup Exclusion

The 2014 World Cup is a matter of weeks away, and everybody that's watched a soccer game, or more importantly watched Landon Donovan play, would've bet their house on his inclusion in the United States' World Cup squad, and it seems Donovan himself was equally as surprised. Some take time to reflect upon career-defining events like this, but he has hit out at his coach and country within days of the news breaking.

When asked if he expected the omission, he replied "No quite the opposite, actually. Based on my performances leading up to camp, based on my preparation for the camp, based on my fitness, based on my workload, based on the way I trained and played in camp, I not only thought I was part of the 23, I thought I was in contention to be starting. That's why this has all been pretty disappointing."

So, it would seem that Landon isn't prepared to hold back his evident disappointment. He continued " I've spent most of my adult life and majority of my life in general dedicating myself to the sport in this country and representing my country. I was really looking forward to the opportunity to play in another World Cup and help this team. Having been in camp for 10 days, I really thought I was going to contribute in a real big way, probably bigger than I expected going in. From that standpoint it's disappointing. I think every one of my teammates would probably echo those same words."

Donovan was quick to say he's equally as good as some of those who were selected, saying "I don't agree with [Klinsmann's] assessment. I think I was at least as good as everyone else at camp, so from that standpoint I don't agree with it."

What do you think of this pre-World Cup drama the United States are having to deal with?