Landon Donovan’s told to 'fire your barber' after incredible transformation

Landon Donovan, the former LA Galaxy, Everton, and the United States men's team striker, shocked the world at Euro 2024 with perhaps one of the strangest follicle-based appearances we have ever seen when he appeared on-screen as part of Fox Sports' coverage. Read on to see just how bizarre his transformation was and how brutal the fans reacted to it!

The Sun reported Donovan was relentlessly mocked online for his new do, with one fan writing, “Did he literally run out of the barbers half way through a haircut because he was late for work?”

Image: @Magee18 on X

Another fan was shocked at what they were seeing, writing, “This can't be real,” on X (formerly Twitter).

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Mike Magee, who played with Donovan at LA Galaxy, attempted to rescue his former teammate, sharing screenshots of the pair’s text messages on X. Magee wrote, “LD check Twitter asap and prob fire your barber.”

Donovan found the funny side of the issue, replying, “Where were you seven hours ago? Had a hair transplant procedure two weeks ago and was told it wouldn't show up on camera.”

The pair’s conversation concluded with Magee asking the former Everton striker if he could share the texts, to which Donovan replied, “It's what I deserve.”

For those watching Fox Sports’ coverage, it was hard to ignore Donovan’s hair, with various patches obviously shorter than others.

The US has started to produce more and more talented male footballers in recent years, with players like Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic making waves for some of the biggest clubs in Europe, before them, Donovan was comfortably America’s greatest men’s player.

Donovan spent most of his career at LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer, where he appeared in 310 games, scoring 136 times and assisting 101 goals, per Transfermarkt.

The former LA Galaxy man also spent time in the Premier League, playing 22 games for Everton across two stints, scoring twice and adding nine assists.

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