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SI.com: Andrea Canales: Why Everton's the right fit for Donovan's loan move

Landon Donovan's proposed loan move to Everton isn't official yet, but it does seem clear the Los Angeles Galaxy star is headed back to Europe somewhere to keep in form during the MLS offseason.

SI.com: World Soccer: La Liga is Europe's most attractive league once more

Even the proudest of Spaniards had to accept defeat; even the most enthusiastic La Liga cheerleaders were forced to pack away their pompoms. The warm glow of the European Championship success still endured -- but the national team was one thing, the nation's teams quite another. The lineup for the 2008-09 Champions League semifinals brought Spain crashing back down to earth.

SI.com: Greg Lalas: The first annual U.S. soccer fan's almanac for 2009

One of my New Year's resolutions was to shed some of my soccer geekiness. No more whole Saturdays spent watching the English Premier League in the morning, Spain's La Liga in the afternoon, MLS at night. No more work e-mails ignored in favor of reading the du Nord blog. No more surfing YouTube for videos of goals interred in my memory.

SI.com: Jonah Freedman: Liverpool and La Liga Dominate

It's hard to believe nearly six months have passed since Spain began its title march at the European Championship and killing off one of the biggest jinxes in the soccer world. (Know the pheeling, Phillies fans?) Even today, despite a few nasty side plots, everything feels right on Planet Football.

SI.com: World Soccer: Spain looks to parlay Euro glory into solid La Liga season

The warm glow of the 2008 European Championship continued to spread across Spain well into the summer. Even the transfer stories were set aside, for a while at least, in favor of the accolades. And when the screaming headlines and astronomical figures began once again to be splashed across the covers of the country's newspapers, there was something different about it.

SI.com: Grant Wahl: Altidore readies for his excellent Spanish adventure

American soccer's $10 million man is about to begin his Great Spanish Adventure.

SI.com: Soccer America: Spanish midfield riches will test U.S. in friendly

After a lackluster 2-1 win over Peru last Saturday, Spanish national-team coach Luis Aragonés is likely to make several changes when his troops face the U.S. in their final pre-European Championship warm-up on Wednesday in Santander (live on espn360.com at 4 p.m. ET; on delay on ESPN2 at 5:30 p.m.).

SI.com: Greg Lalas: American soccer needs to move beyond English model

I was recently scanning the rosters of the teams still involved in the Champions League. Did you know there are 53 countries represented on those rosters? There are players from all over the world -- Honduras, Congo, Belarus, South Korea even Angola.

SI.com: Gregory Sica: San Lorenzo, Argentine clubs off to slow start in Copa

When San Lorenzo kicked off 2008 -- its 100-year anniversary -- its players knew they would be expected to challenge for a major international title. The Argentine club targeted South America's ultimate prize, the Copa Libertadores.

SI.com: Gabriele Marcotti: O'Donnell's death sheds light on players' health

Playing sports is good for your health. Playing professional sport often isn't.

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