September 30, 2021 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – LA Galaxy News Release
LOS ANGELES – The LA Galaxy will unveil a statue of club legend Landon Donovan at Legends Plaza at Dignity Health Sports Park on Oct. 3 and will be inducted into the club’s Ring of Honor when the club takes on crosstown rival LAFC (5:00 p.m. PT, ESPN, ESPN Deportes), presented by Dignity Health. Media interested in covering events this weekend must submit credential requests by Friday, Oct. 1 at 12:00 p.m. PT.
The day before the statue unveiling, LA Galaxy II will play host to San Diego Loyal SC, managed by Donovan, in USL Championship regular-season action at the Dignity Health Sports Park Track and Field Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 2 (7:30 p.m. PT, ESPN+). Media members interested in covering Los Dos’ Oct. 2 match against the Donovan-led San Diego Loyal SC can RSVP to kacevedo@lagalaxy.com. Parking is free to the public in Lot 13. In addition, 2021 and 2022 LA Galaxy Season Ticket Members will have an opportunity to attend the Los Dos match against San Diego. The festivities begin prior to the match with a tailgate hosted by LA Galaxy Supporters from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT in the supporters’ tailgate area behind the north end of Dignity Health Sports Park.
The week-long celebration concludes on Sunday, Oct. 3 when the Galaxy host crosstown rival LAFC at Dignity Health Sports Park (5:00 p.m. PT; ESPN, ESPN Deportes). On the morning of the match, the Galaxy will unveil the Landon Donovan mural at Bonita Street Elementary School. Media are encouraged to arrive at 9:45 a.m. PT in order to capture footage of Donovan and guests putting the finishing touches on murals with students at 10:00 a.m. PT. Media interested in covering the event can RSVP to vmercado@lagalaxy.com.
The Donovan Statue unveiling will take place on Oct. 3 at Legends Plaza in a pregame ceremony that will be open to media beginning at 2:00 p.m. PT. A number of guests, including MLS Commissioner Don Garber, will be in attendance for the statue unveiling. Seventeen thousand Landon Donovan t-shirts will be distributed to fans on ingress for the match against LAFC. Additionally, the Landon Donovan Photo Experience, a curation of photography that includes some of the most iconic moments across the duration of Donovan’s career with the Galaxy, will take place on The Deck at Dignity Health Sports Park and will be available to view when gates open to the public. At halftime, Donovan will be honored and placed in the club’s Ring of Honor alongside the names of David Beckham, Mauricio Cienfuegos, Doug Hamilton and Cobi Jones. Media interested in covering the Donovan Statue Unveiling can RSVP.
The statue unveiling marks the second time the Galaxy have recognized a club legend with a statue, with David Beckham first being honored in 2019. The artists responsible for capturing the essence of Donovan are Omri Amrany, owner of the Fine Art Studio of Rotblatt Amrany and Timeless Creations, Inc., and Jessica LoPresti. Amrany, whose work can be seen nationally and internationally, is known for his unique ability to capture movement and emotion. In the U.S., his sculptures include Michael Jordan in Chicago, David Beckham and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Los Angeles and Gordie Howe in Detroit, among others. LoPresti is a longtime collaborator at the Studio, sculpting Ron Lancaster for the Saskatchewan Roughriders Football Club, Pete & Alice Dye, Lambeau Leap for the Green Bay Packers, and is a founder of Sculpture Resource.
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