Donovan angers USMNT fans by suggesting they root for Mexico
Fans of the U.S. men's national team have to choose a different country to support in Russia, but it's a safe bet not many of them will jump on the bandwagon of their arch-rivals Mexico.
That's exactly what U.S. soccer legend Landon Donovan suggested in a recent sponsored tweet, however:
The tournament is here! USA fans, our team may not be in Russia, but our neighbors to the south are. So join me and their proud #sponsor @WellsFargo to cheer on our other team, Mexico @miseleccionmxEN. ¡Vamos México! pic.twitter.com/YIifLGCT0D
— Landon Donovan (@landondonovan) June 16, 2018
Unsurprisingly, this riled up many of Donovan's followers:
— Mark Fishkin (@MarkFishkin) June 16, 2018
No thanks I'll cheer for Iceland. #bandwagon
— Ben Lary (@BenPLary) June 16, 2018
Wait. What? Why?
— Matthew4USCitizenship2018 (@DanteFlorence) June 16, 2018
That’s like Scotland being politely asked to support England 🤣
🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢Come on man. You used to be my favorite player
— Atlanta United Hype⚽ (@MLSinATL) June 16, 2018
Oh Landon... pic.twitter.com/bM7P7OV8KA
— Robert White ‘14 🇺🇸 (@Robert_White14) June 16, 2018
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