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Former World Cup hero betrays US, gets paid to root for Mexico

By Siraj Hashmi

Published June 18, 2018 4:28pm ET

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Former World Cup hero betrays US, gets paid to root for Mexico — FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Galaxy's Landon Donovan acknowledges fans after the team's MLS soccer match against Orlando City in Carson, Calif. Donovan says he is not ready to decide whether he will extend his MLS comeback for another season following the Galaxyâs elimination from the playoffs. The Galaxy also had no news Wednesday, Nov. 9, on the career plans of Steven Gerrard and Robbie Keane. | (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong. File)

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