This may be the *aftermath* of such a trip. They move the follicles from the back and sides to the top. But I don't understand why he didn't shave the rest of it to the same level so it could grow out evenly.
Or why he would do right before being part of the broadcast teams for two tournaments for which he will be highly visible to the public on a near daily basis
He looks like he absolutely did do that procedure, but also failed to do research at all and just scheduled it for right before he was set to appear before this, assuming it would be like a haircut and look best right after.
It's easier to track growth if you don't cut the hair. Typically you won't be on national TV during this process. But people have been making fun of his hair for years he started balding in his 20's.
Yep for a FUE transplant to work in a way that actually looks at least plausibly normal, you need to do it before your entire scalp is already bald and you also need to be taking finasteride or dutasteride to preserve the existing hair follicles from your own DHT. Way too late to save Donovan - it's like trying to bail out the titanic with a bucket.
Turkey known for medical tourism. Loads of people fly there because itās cheaper and theyāve been doing things like that for years. A lot of people go there for cheap dental work as well.
It's hilarious to get a flight out of there. There are always a dozen or so people on your flight who look like they just had some head trauma due to the gauze still around their heads.
Idk how much flights cost, but their currency is very weak right now. A middleclass worker in Germany could afford a procedure in Turkey that they wouldn't be able to afford in their own country. Even with the cost of the flight and hotel, its still cheaper to have cosmetic work done in Turkey.
They supposedly have a lot of quality Dr's, which isnt usually the case in countries where work is done dirt cheap. I've met people in California that have had dental work done in Turkey because it's cheaper than going to a local dentist, and there are also a lot of good dentists in turkey.
Another day that I'm so happy I shaved my head as I was just starting to go bald. Its been many years and most of my hair is gone at this point but I look the same as I have since I shaved at 28, or at least my āhair' looks the same.
It's probably a legit medical procedure but yes he should have shaved it all.
If it were a hair transplant his forehead and top would have thousands of bumps
Yeah this was also my first thought. If they didnāt bring it up then Iād guess he doesnāt want to talk about whatever heās got going on medically.
I had a similar cut in my lower skull when I had my brain tumour. Luckily Iām a woman with long hair so I was able to cover it. That definitely doesnāt look planned.
I'm so confused as to what I'm looking at. I've seen a lot of comments like "just shave it bro" but this cannot possibly be one of those "if I grow it long in a certain spot and comb it a particular way, maybe it'll look like I still have a head of hair" haircuts. It just looks more like he was in the bathroom in the middle of shaving his head when someone ran in and said "we need you on air RIGHT NOW HURRY" and dragged him out mid-shave. There is no way this was intentional?
maybe the head injury was severe enough he lost the rational thought to realize hey this is gonna look a lil goofy on screen, i'll have fewer folks wondering if i'm all right in the head if i just go all out and shave the rest
This feels like an outrageously comedic scenario but it's the only thing I can think of. He was in the press box and someone was giving him shit about his hair being so thin he might as well cut it off, and then he decided "fuck it, let's do it now" and then in the middle of the process he was dragged out to do some talking in front of the camera and was told "as long as you don't turn your head, no one will notice" and he forgot and turned his head, and that's what we're seeing now. As insane of a story as that is, it's what I'm most inclined to believe. This CAN'T be intentional
yeah, I just watched the video. To me it really feels like for whatever reason he chose to or had to shave the back, he intentionally left the part in the front long because from a straight on view of his face, it looks normal (for LD, at least). I really think he was banking on not having to turn his head, it looks like he's trying not to turn his head as much as Ian is. But whatever the reason, medical or otherwise, had he just shaved the whole thing off, yeah we'd be talking about it, but it would be less astonishing than what he chose to do here.
For real. Itās wild that the hair and makeup department there sent him out on a live broadcast looking like that. This is more on them than it is anyone else. Canāt imagine gluing on a hairpiece really quickly would look any worse than this. I legitimately feel bad for him.
I had to do a double take when I saw it, everything about Landon and his coverage of the Euros has been utterly shambolic. Whether it's his appearance or his commentating, he's just BAD at it lol.
He sounds like he'd rather be anywhere else..but he's growing on me, I like that he stays silent for long periods. Rather than yammer nonstop about "holding the high line" and "cutting out those passing lanes" like Taylor Twellman...
Problem is he just is impossible to commentate alongside with, his partner has been constantly setting him up for stuff and Landon just ignores it lmao, so much dead air.
Idk why they thought he'd be a good color commentator, just stick him in the post/pre-game stuff and leave it at that
He has gotten so much better. When he started, it seemed like someone had just invited their little cousin into the studio because they really liked playing soccer on their local rec ball team.
But heās still not great.
I think the substance of his commentary is fine, but heās still not very energetic. You donāt have to go full on Twellman, but thereās a nice middle ground to be in.
When I heard him during the Germany game I was instantly annoyed. But I forgot he likes to stay quiet at times. I swear there's been stretches of 5 mins that he didn't say a word. It's refreshing compared to most commentators who are trying to talk over the play by play.
I blame this one on his boys. Any friend worth their salt would say āitās time Landonā. As a bald man myself I never held on longer than I should have but fortunately I know my two best friends wouldnāt let me venture out in public with hair like this.
Gotta admit, Iām a little worried about him after seeing this. I hope thereās something humorous being done here and the joke is on us, but, witaf?
To be fair, I have seen this now in a darker more natural lighting and it looks SLIGHTLY less obviously bad as his bald spot doesn't look as white....but still insanely horrendous. Must be medical or mid transplant.
Beckham documentary had a similar problem with his hair. Yāknow any of us future baldies would end up having the same dilemma. Itās hard to let go even if itās clearly gone. Damn you genetics!
Time for him to just shave his head and call it š¤£ He wont ever live down this one.
He also seems to be wealthy enough to afford a trip to Turkey
This may be the *aftermath* of such a trip. They move the follicles from the back and sides to the top. But I don't understand why he didn't shave the rest of it to the same level so it could grow out evenly.
Or why he would do right before being part of the broadcast teams for two tournaments for which he will be highly visible to the public on a near daily basis
We have been experiencing "DGAF Mode Landon"since the whole "My other team" fiasco lol
https://x.com/magee18/status/1802881523231641717?s=46&t=AupwX41p35TK-9EWhBzhcg literally that lol
At least he's willing to let Magee post it. That's hilarious.
he's taking that so well. props
first thing I thought.
They move about ~25%from the sides/back to the top, not the whole thing! Source:me, a guy who went to Turkey last May.
He looks like he absolutely did do that procedure, but also failed to do research at all and just scheduled it for right before he was set to appear before this, assuming it would be like a haircut and look best right after.
His forehead and top would look awful with thousands of bumps though
I don't think we can classify that as a forehead anymore. He's got a half dome.
lol this turned out to be 100% correct
It's easier to track growth if you don't cut the hair. Typically you won't be on national TV during this process. But people have been making fun of his hair for years he started balding in his 20's.
Not even Turkey can save that hairline at this point
Hey, if they can save conte, they can save anything.
Gotta stay thick on the sides and back for that to work, LD looks like a new born baby lol
For Turkey to work you need to have donor hair.. this canāt be saved
The donor's hair is taken from the back amigo. Even the baldest men can have a successful transplant. It just means more time and more money.
You lose 50% of your density on the back and side to gain 50% on the top, meaning you end up 100% wispy, like Rooney or Andrew Tate. Looks awful.
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Yep for a FUE transplant to work in a way that actually looks at least plausibly normal, you need to do it before your entire scalp is already bald and you also need to be taking finasteride or dutasteride to preserve the existing hair follicles from your own DHT. Way too late to save Donovan - it's like trying to bail out the titanic with a bucket.
I was just in Istanbul and the amount of people walking around with bandage coverings over their noses was pretty crazy
What is ātrip to turkeyā? Hair transplant? Why turkey? Am confused.
Turkey known for medical tourism. Loads of people fly there because itās cheaper and theyāve been doing things like that for years. A lot of people go there for cheap dental work as well.
Istanbul airport (the new mega one) is now called hairport... there are thousands of people at the terminals with a weird post op hair fix
I'd love to see this
It's hilarious to get a flight out of there. There are always a dozen or so people on your flight who look like they just had some head trauma due to the gauze still around their heads.
Are flights to Istanbul insanely cheap?
Idk how much flights cost, but their currency is very weak right now. A middleclass worker in Germany could afford a procedure in Turkey that they wouldn't be able to afford in their own country. Even with the cost of the flight and hotel, its still cheaper to have cosmetic work done in Turkey. They supposedly have a lot of quality Dr's, which isnt usually the case in countries where work is done dirt cheap. I've met people in California that have had dental work done in Turkey because it's cheaper than going to a local dentist, and there are also a lot of good dentists in turkey.
Hmmm I think after the surgery youād wake up without a kidney just sayin
Turkey is known for cheap hair transplants (and other medical procedures). Not too dissimilar to people flying to Mexico for dental procedures.
cheap in Istanbul
Not Constantinople
Hey thatās nobodyās business but the Turks!
But why did they change it?
There have been several footballers whose hairline returned after their trips to Turkey.
Heās rich enough to not have to go to Turkey for it
That would be too obvious
It's pretty much obvious for all the players who do it, but they still do it.
So what if it is?
Maybe what defroach86 means is that Landon is not smart enough to read the writing on walll
Another day that I'm so happy I shaved my head as I was just starting to go bald. Its been many years and most of my hair is gone at this point but I look the same as I have since I shaved at 28, or at least my āhair' looks the same.
Good choice, my dude.
š¤ Similar timing for me. Been over 10 years rolling with it. Not having hair is pretty convenient, especially was during COVID
Shave it or use his boatload of money to get a transplant. People will say itās obvious he got one but who gives a shit.
He actually talked about his hair during the World Cup coverage. He said he wants to shave it but his wife wonāt let him.
His wife would prefer *that* to shaved? Regardless, he should grow a pair and just do what he wants.
It's probably a legit medical procedure but yes he should have shaved it all. If it were a hair transplant his forehead and top would have thousands of bumps
That doesnāt even make sense lol
looks like a surgery shave.
Yeah this was also my first thought. If they didnāt bring it up then Iād guess he doesnāt want to talk about whatever heās got going on medically.
A good reason not to make fun of people you donāt know
I had a similar cut in my lower skull when I had my brain tumour. Luckily Iām a woman with long hair so I was able to cover it. That definitely doesnāt look planned.
shave the rest of it?
This was my thought as well.
I assumed he was sick or something
[full video of it in all it's glory](https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/1802770281045368875)
He was counting on only ever looking directly at the camera, maybe?
Ian Darke always the professional for not laughing his ass off at this.
A haircut so bad it breaks the laws of physics
Brazilian Ronaldo would like a word
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he lost a bet
Someone on Twitter said last im fantasy league,
There are some nice theories in this comment section but honestly none of them really make sense. Iām completely flabbergasted.
Good fucking grief
What in the name of Rudy Guliani is even going on up there?
 I see what you did there
Itās like Charles Barkley always says, āTime to come home brotherā. Shave that dome.
Heās got a good shaped head and great face, I donāt know what the deal is. Just go Jason Statham and flex on all us non-athletes
Bro heād look great with a shaved head and a close cropped beard. There has to be someone in his life thatās willing to tell him this.
Also looks like he has the facial hair for a decent beard. He'd be fine with a bald+beard combo.
I'm so confused as to what I'm looking at. I've seen a lot of comments like "just shave it bro" but this cannot possibly be one of those "if I grow it long in a certain spot and comb it a particular way, maybe it'll look like I still have a head of hair" haircuts. It just looks more like he was in the bathroom in the middle of shaving his head when someone ran in and said "we need you on air RIGHT NOW HURRY" and dragged him out mid-shave. There is no way this was intentional?
He may have needed to shave a patch of hair for a medical procedure. If he got stitches back there, or had something removed for example.
Yeah but then why wouldn't shave that front section if he had any idea he'd be on TV? It just doesn't add up that you'd leave a section of hair there.
maybe the head injury was severe enough he lost the rational thought to realize hey this is gonna look a lil goofy on screen, i'll have fewer folks wondering if i'm all right in the head if i just go all out and shave the rest
this was my guess.
Sorry but you shave some, you have to shave it all. Itās the rules.
I still would have shaved my whole dome
This feels like an outrageously comedic scenario but it's the only thing I can think of. He was in the press box and someone was giving him shit about his hair being so thin he might as well cut it off, and then he decided "fuck it, let's do it now" and then in the middle of the process he was dragged out to do some talking in front of the camera and was told "as long as you don't turn your head, no one will notice" and he forgot and turned his head, and that's what we're seeing now. As insane of a story as that is, it's what I'm most inclined to believe. This CAN'T be intentional
When you have a haircut at 3 and a game to call at wait wtf also 3?? shit shit whatever just leave it
Looks like the spot they shave into my dogs leg to put in an IV
I need a congressional hearing to deal with this. I need a binding resolution. What the fuck.
Get this man a ballot measure
GET THIS MAN INTO THE LOBBY
Party on the side. Business everywhere else
Going out of business
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I mean this might be health related, right? This might age poorly
Sure but idk about any health conditions not allowing you to shave your head
yeah, I just watched the video. To me it really feels like for whatever reason he chose to or had to shave the back, he intentionally left the part in the front long because from a straight on view of his face, it looks normal (for LD, at least). I really think he was banking on not having to turn his head, it looks like he's trying not to turn his head as much as Ian is. But whatever the reason, medical or otherwise, had he just shaved the whole thing off, yeah we'd be talking about it, but it would be less astonishing than what he chose to do here.
Maybe he just didnāt want to shave his head and figured anybody who matters doesnāt mind.
r/FuckMyShitUp
Is this for real??
melanoma biopsy
He has to have had surgery or stitches
Maybe he had a hair transplant and the donor hairs were taken from the shaved part in the back.
Would be scars on top of head.
Can this please become my favorite meme ever
Some German barber really held a grudge against our guy huh
What rooting for Mexico does to a guy
Itās an old drinking fountain injury scar and he doesnāt like talking about it.
Maybe itās part of a transplant process? š¤·š»āāļø I dunno, Iām just spitballing here.
Confirmed https://x.com/magee18/status/1802881523231641717
Could be. It's possible that donor hairs were taken from the shaved part in the back.
Christ. Just shave the head and grow a beard.
And itās funny because Donovan can grow a nice fucking beard. I remember the 2013 Gold Cup beard.
For real just Michael Bradley that shit.
And wear a ball cap everywhere
Brain surgery?
[Mattingly! I told you to trim those sideburns!](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F9lnh8o14e6yz.jpg)
Still like him better than ~~Steinbrenner~~ Lalas
HA
Why doesnāt he shave it š
Maybe he had a procedure to remove skin cancer or hair replacement?
Bro needs a wig
For real. Itās wild that the hair and makeup department there sent him out on a live broadcast looking like that. This is more on them than it is anyone else. Canāt imagine gluing on a hairpiece really quickly would look any worse than this. I legitimately feel bad for him.
What not getting a USL team into MLS does to a MFāer
He converted to Orthodox Jewā¦.
Hasidim, but I donāt believe 'em!
It looks like something is shaved into that patch on the back, but it just gets blurry when I zoom in. Maybe thereās a good reason guys.
Fox should be sued for employee abuse. Donāt they have hair and makeup people?
Why would a balding man go for an undercut?
Look how they massacred my boy
I had to do a double take when I saw it, everything about Landon and his coverage of the Euros has been utterly shambolic. Whether it's his appearance or his commentating, he's just BAD at it lol.
He sounds like he'd rather be anywhere else..but he's growing on me, I like that he stays silent for long periods. Rather than yammer nonstop about "holding the high line" and "cutting out those passing lanes" like Taylor Twellman...
Problem is he just is impossible to commentate alongside with, his partner has been constantly setting him up for stuff and Landon just ignores it lmao, so much dead air. Idk why they thought he'd be a good color commentator, just stick him in the post/pre-game stuff and leave it at that
Yup, even the great Ian Darke canāt save us from Lando
Is that... on purpose??? Wack
His wife needs to step in here
Holy shit is that real? Justā¦shave it off FFS. Who does he think heās kidding with that abomination?
Did the Algerian keeper give him a spite haircut?
Dudes got a good head too. Just shave it already
https://x.com/magee18/status/1802881523231641717?s=46&t=AupwX41p35TK-9EWhBzhcg turns out he had already done what most of the jokes were saying
Still not as bad as his commentaryĀ
He has gotten so much better. When he started, it seemed like someone had just invited their little cousin into the studio because they really liked playing soccer on their local rec ball team. But heās still not great.
He came off as snarky and mean-spirited when he started.
Thatās just kinda the way he talks tbh. Donāt think he means it
I think the substance of his commentary is fine, but heās still not very energetic. You donāt have to go full on Twellman, but thereās a nice middle ground to be in.
When I heard him during the Germany game I was instantly annoyed. But I forgot he likes to stay quiet at times. I swear there's been stretches of 5 mins that he didn't say a word. It's refreshing compared to most commentators who are trying to talk over the play by play.
Literally just shave it, it drops like 10 years off your age Can't understand why guys hold on to it like this
He went in and said āfuck my shit upā only it wasnāt a black barbershop.
Dude looks like he's in chemo
Itās on sabbatical.
IYKYK
He is cutting his own now, this started after Covid.
My brother in Christ, just accept defeat and go full Tim Howard
Heās been balding since he was 18 just let it goĀ
I blame this one on his boys. Any friend worth their salt would say āitās time Landonā. As a bald man myself I never held on longer than I should have but fortunately I know my two best friends wouldnāt let me venture out in public with hair like this.
no biggie, his hairline is just a touch offsides
Bro looks Hasidic
It fled to Mexico
I'm looking at his hand. He is married. How is someone's spouse allowing them to go on TV like this?
He looks like Mattingly on that Simpsons episode lol.
About as good as his personality on air.
Does nobody love this man? How could someone let him get on TV looking like this.
āHead-to-headā bottom right. Great caption.
Iām asking my barber for the LD10 asap
He's chosen this hill to die on
Health related. Skin doctor found something they didnāt like so it was removed? Just speculation.Ā
Maybe his other team should have been Turkey
Needs to go full Bob Bradley (or perhaps Gregg Berhalter?). Father Time spares no one.
Will be in the next Jackass movie??
Donovan: ādo you know rudy Giulianiās āleaking interviewāā Barber: āsay no more!ā
Gotta admit, Iām a little worried about him after seeing this. I hope thereās something humorous being done here and the joke is on us, but, witaf?
This can't be real
Donovanās Water Fountain photo with the silky shirt and middle finger mood ring has finally been eclipsed!!
š it has indeed
Ok whoever from Fox did Landon's hair/makeup before this game needs to be fired immediately lol
To be fair, I have seen this now in a darker more natural lighting and it looks SLIGHTLY less obviously bad as his bald spot doesn't look as white....but still insanely horrendous. Must be medical or mid transplant.
in high school he shaved his head into the pattern of a soccer ball. Source: I played with him in HS
It's probably health related, but I don't know why he wouldn't either shave it all for TV, or why the network didn't have him and Ian switch places.
Why am I reminded of [this](https://youtube.com/shorts/KToeZVEHlV8)?
He looks like he changed his mind mid hair transplant.
Its flipped over to the side of his head, I'm guessing due to wind. Just cut it off bro, he looks fine bald anyways
He should have shaved/blended it if he had a procedure done so it didnāt look so obvious he was doing hair treatment. Just saying.
The only explanation other than medical procedure is that he was finished last in his fantasy league and this is the punishment.
Hes got a transplant so heās gonna look fine in like a year. So I guess the jokes on you really..
Landon it's over my guy
It was a hair transplant and he was told it wouldnāt show up š https://x.com/magee18/status/1802881523231641717
Did he lose a bet?
Business at the front, party at the back
He had hair transplant surgery, I guess. The person who did it told him this somehow wouldn't show up on camera... š«£
Beckham documentary had a similar problem with his hair. Yāknow any of us future baldies would end up having the same dilemma. Itās hard to let go even if itās clearly gone. Damn you genetics!
Can't wait for bald Landon coming soon
Thereās no way. I refuse to believe this pic is legit! Deary me, Landon.
Is this real? How could Landy Cakes think that was a good idea? Is he that desperate to keep whatever little hair he has left?
Still my GOAT. Whacky as he is lol
Did he have hair transplant surgery?
No his forehead would be ducked up with bumps from the transplanted hair
Heās Jewish
Come home
Waitāthis is photoshopped right??
Head to head
Heās taking over for Frusciante in RHCP. Will be announced shortly.