Landon Donovan and Mike Magee were Galaxy teammates from 2008 to 2013 and again briefly in 2016, winning three MLS Cups together during that span.

Apparently the two men have remained close since then — close enough that Magee felt comfortable asking Donovan a question that was on the minds of seemingly everyone who saw him during Fox Sports' Euro 2024 coverage Monday afternoon:

What the heck is up with your hair?

Donovan, 42, is considered one of the top U.S. men's soccer players of all time. He and Brazilian star Neymar are tied atop the list for the most all-time assists in international play (58), while he and Clint Dempsey are tied for most international goals by an American (57). He also won four CONCACAF Gold Cups with the U.S. and five MLS titles with the Galaxy.

Now an analyst for Fox Sports, Donovan provided color commentary for Monday's Euro 2024 match between France and Austria alongside play-by-play announcer Ian Darke. Before the game, the broadcasters appeared on camera for a preview that may have been very enlightening — although apparently nobody seemed to be paying attention because they were all distracted by Donovan's most unusual hairstyle, which appeared to feature a large, possibly rectangular portion cut out above his left ear.

Folks on social media were bewildered by the legendary player's new look. Many people were amused and made a number of jokes, while some expressed concern for his well-being.

Magee, who now owns the Sneaky Fox vodka company, decided to get to the bottom of the matter. He reached out to his former teammate via text and later shared a screenshot of their conversation on an X post he captioned with, "Sorry @landondonovan."

"LD check twitter asap," Magee texted Donovan, "and prob fire your barber."

Donovan responded with several facepalm emojis and joked, "Where were you 7 hours ago???"

He then provided an explanation for his appearance.

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