Fifty-seven. That's the number of goals Landon Donovan has scored for the U.S. national soccer team. It's 19 more than the total goals racked up by the No. 2 all-time scorer, World Cup captain Clint Dempsey. It's also one fewer than Donovan's career assist tally, 58, which is 36 more setups than Hall of Fame midfielder Cobi Jones had  in his lengthy career. The only major benchmarks where Donovan isn't tops are shutouts, a statistic designated for goalkeepers and defenders, and caps, or game appearances, a stat in which Jones leads Donovan 164-156. It's simple math, which is why, to fans casual and ardent, coach Jurgen Klinsmann's decision to leave the orchestrator of 115 goals off the 23-player World Cup roster doesn't add up.
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Landon Donovan has 57 goals and 58 assists in international career, both U.S. records
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Coach Jurgen Klinsmann says he left Donovan off roster because other players are better
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For all the highlights Donovan has amassed, performances of late have been lacking
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If any player on roster is injured before World Cup, Donovan could be back, coach says
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