On Friday, Landon Donovan made his debut covering MLS Soccer on the Spanish-speaking network, Univision Deportes. If that last sentence made you shudder a little bit, you're not alone. The thought of Donovan having to hold a conversation in Spanish for a couple of minutes will make any native New Yorker who had to take the Spanish Regents exam break out into a cold sweat.
But have no fear because Donovan did surprisingly well. Check out the above video and take a look at the transcript below, courtesy of Deadspin.
MLS ARE IN THE HOUSE. CHAMPION, MATCH BETWEEN GALAXY Y WE HAVE THE CHICAGO FIRE.
GODFATHER OF THIS SUPER DELUXE NIGHT, LANDON DONOVAN ACCOMPANYING TONIGHT, how are you.
>>> FEELING DIFFERENT NERVOUS AND BUT NOW THE GOOD START SEASON SO.
>>> WELCOME.
>>> FEEL?
>>> QUITE DIFFERENT FOR ME GOOD BUT ALSO SEE THE FACES AND FRIENDS, I HOPE TONIGHT TO WIN, I WILL BE THE FANATIC NUMBER ONE.
>>> THE TRUTH WITH PLEASURE LANDON TODAY, TWO TEAMS DAME THINK YOU HAVE OPPORTUNITY WINNING SEASON.
>>> NEW ENGLAND AND AGAIN A SURPRISE FOR ME BE TORONTO, LOT OF TALK ABOUT BUT I BELIEVE THAT ALTIDORE TENDÁA A GOOD SEASON AND MOTIVATED FOR YOUR CAPTAIN.
>>> IS THE SEASON 20 ARRIVE MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYERS, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THE SEASON AND PROGRESS OF THE LEAGUE? MARCELO AND WHEN WE START
>>>14 YEARS AGO I HAD NO ONE STADIUM AND WITH FANS WITH 21 TEAMS WITH DAVID DIAZ KAKÁ O, IS AMAZING WHAT HAPPENS NOW OUR SPORT, IS GOOD THIS SEASON TO BE NUMBER 20.
>>> A TASTE LANDON DONOVAN, JORGE PEREZ NAVARRO AND ALSO DAVID GOOD NIGHT.
Obviously, there were some pronunciation and conjugation mistakes here and there, but let's give the guy credit for doing something that a lot of us wouldn't even dare try in a million years.
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[via Deadspin]
