The World Cup did not go exactly how the United States Men's National Team expected, but the sport was the talk of the country this summer.Nearly 7 million people flooded stadiums in North America to catch World Cup action, and the final between Spain and Argentina peaked at 52 million viewers, averaging at around 38 million.Landon Donovan was an analyst for FOX throughout the event and said this year's World Cup was an unforgettable memory.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMLandon Donovan attends an AT&T event in Charlotte ahead of the MLS All-Star Game.(AT&T)"I'm sad it's over now.
It really did go by so fast.Maybe for people at home, not so fast.
But for us, it was just travel, game, work, game, travel, appearance, travel, meet-and-greet, travel, game.It was honestly the time of my life, and I'm sad it's over," Donovan told Fox News Digital in a recent interview."The superstars showed up and scored goals.
The fan bases were incredible.The infrastructure and the stadiums, of course, are amazing in this country.
The fans filled the stadiums.It broke records in every way on TV and social.
It was a phenomenal World Cup, and I'm really just sad it's over."It remains to be seen what kind of growth will occur in the U.S.after the World Cup, but if it's anything like what occurred in 1994, the sport is in a good spot – just in time for Major League Soccer's All-Star Game in Charlotte on Wednesday.Donovan partnered with longtime MLS sponsor AT&T for the festivities to bring fans closer to the action."They've been supporters of ours for a long time.
Soccer, to most people, is relatively new, but I've been in this game for a long time.So when you have people and companies that want to support in a real way and not just throw money at it, but actually be involved, then it means a lot to us because we've been ambassadors for this game forever," Donovan said.
"They're helping us connect people to this game that we love, and that means a lot....