U.S. World Cup Equation: Donovan + Altidore = Goal

The U.S. Soccer Team is hoping that the Landon Donovan/Jozy Altidore combination on display this weekend against Turkey will stay sharp with just 11 days before the team opens World Cup play with a match versus Great Britain.Being a talented, charismatic young player who plays a glamorous position, it's no...

By Thomas Francis

June 1, 2010

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The U.S. Soccer Team is hoping that the Landon Donovan/Jozy Altidore combination on display this weekend against Turkey will stay sharp with just 11 days before the team opens World Cup play with a match versus Great Britain.

Being a talented, charismatic young player who plays a glamorous position, it's no surprise Altidore is being cast as one of the U.S. Soccer ambassadors. We told you about his ESPN commercial a few weeks ago. This article about Altidore's Boca Raton family, from Haiti, was published in papers around the nation this weekend.

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