When Landon Donovan retired at the end of the 2014 season, Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris was just a sophomore at Stanford University. Morris never thought he’d get a chance to play against the United States national team and MLS icon.
But after Donovan decided to rejoin the Galaxy a few weeks ago, Morris finally had that chance in Seattle’s 4-2 win over LA on Sunday. He wanted a souvenir to remember the occassion, but Sounders midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro beat him to it.
“It was really cool, I never thought that would happen,” Morris said of playing against Donovan.