Arena nixes Donovan idea

July 13, 2005
By Doug McIntyre
Landon Donovan won't suit up for the Los Angeles Galaxy against superstar-studded Real Madrid on Monday unless the U.S. national team is eliminated from the Gold Cup in Saturday's quarterfinal. Last week, Galaxy officials asked that Donovan, Major League Soccer's highest paid player, be released from national team duty for a few days so he could face David Beckham, Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane and the rest of the "Galacticos" in the high-profile exhibition at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. ...

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