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Clint Dempsey Has Something To Prove
The USMNT’s Gold Cup opener was their first competitive match since the World Cup, and in the broadest sense, it’s all about the next one. Jurgen Klinsmann has said repeatedly how 2015 is a year of “transition” for the roster—reloading, getting younger, starting up the position battles that will pla...

MLS Makes Some Shit Up, Suspends Clint Dempsey For Three Games
Earlier this week, Clint Dempsey received a red card for tearing up a referee’s notebook in protest of what he thought was some poor officiating in a U.S. Open Cup match. Today, MLS doled out its punishment, suspending him from all competitions for three games....

Clint Dempsey Red Carded For Tearing Up Ref's Notebook
The Portland Timbers met the Seattle Sounders last night in the U.S. Open Cup. The game ended 3-1, with Portland scoring the three goals and Seattle losing three men to red cards while finishing the match with just seven players on the pitch thanks to a late injury after they had already used all th...

This Year's Highest-Paid MLS Player Isn't Actually Playing In MLS Yet
So, what we have below is an updated list of every MLS player's salary. There are some things worth talking about. ...

MLS's Clint Dempsey Raps Like MLS Plays Soccer (Like Shit)
This is EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE of Clint Dempsey, American and major league soccer player, rapping at a video game's New York launch party last night. It is weird. ...

American Hero Clint Dempsey Gives Up Shirt For Kid's Popcorn
Clint Dempsey was craving some popcorn after the Seattle Sounders' game against Houston last night, so he gave his jersey to a kid in the stands in exchange for free reign at a bucket of popcorn. Also, anyone in the vicinity interested in seeing a shirtless Clint Dempsey got that view at no extra ch...

Tim Howard and Clint Dempsey Got A Call From The President
A top-16 finish is a success, so yesterday the two most prominent members of the USMNT received a phone call from Barack Obama congratulating them on their World Cup....

Clint Dempsey Knocks Home The Goal To Put U.S. Up 2-1 On Portugal
Clint Dempsey's goal in the 81st minute put the United States up 2-1 on Portugal and brought the Yanks back from their early deficit. Here's the outstanding call from Univision....

Here's The USMNT Starting Lineup Against Portugal
Looks like the Iceman will still cometh off the bench, with Jürgen Klinsmann opting to add to the midfield instead of bringing in a new striker to replace the injury Jozy Altidore....

American Hero Clint Dempsey Is Releasing A Rap Album, Y'all
USMNT striker Clint Dempsey is a fan favorite, a hero, and by all accounts an amazing man for reasons that have little to nothing to do with his ability to dribble and kick a soccer ball. We can now include "secretly recording a rap album" as one of those reasons....

John Boye's Foot Rearranged Clint Dempsey's Face
It was an incidental injury, but after what happened to Jozy seeing another star player on the turf is the last thing any USMNT fan wanted to see. As it turns out, the injury was superficial, if painful-looking. Here's Clint Dempsey's nose being displaced in extreme slow motion....

Clint Dempsey Scores In Opening Minute
It's the fastest goal in U.S. World Cup history, as Clint Dempsey put a clever move on the Ghana defender and tucked it in off the post. 1-0! Oh, and it sounded even better on Univision:...

Check Out Clint Dempsey's First Goal With Sounders FC
Clint Dempsey notched his first goal with Seattle Sounders FC by finishing Lamar Neagle's cross with a deft tap from the outside of his right foot. It was Dempsey's first MLS goal since 2006, back in his days with the New England Revolution. Deuce's simple finish gave his side a 1-0 lead....

How MLS Made Sure Clint Dempsey Landed In Seattle
SI's Grant Wahl has the tick-tock on how Clint Dempsey ended up a Seattle Sounder, in a deal that caught everyone by surprise. It's a great read for anyone interested in the behind-the-scenes stuff, but I was particularly taken by how much of the dealing wasn't by the Sounders at all. Instead, it's ...

Report: Clint Dempsey To Sign With The Seattle Sounders
ESPN is reporting that Clint Dempsey—who was spotted yesterday at the San Francisco airport—will indeed sign with MLS's Seattle Sounders, and the move could be made official as early as tomorrow....

Here's A Goofy Video Clint Dempsey Made With His Furman Teammates
Before becoming America's beacon of soccer opportunity in the English Premier League, Clint Dempsey was a college kid kicking around the pitch at Furman University. Here's a goofy "skills competition" Dempsey and some teammates put together roughly ten years ago....

Here's Clint Dempsey's World Cup Qualifier Goal, And Honduras's Bicycle Kick Equalizer
After spending most of the first half pulling their usual "lay back, bomb it deep" style, the US broke through in the 36th minute. Jermaine Jones placed an overhead pass directly on the foot of Clint Dempsey, as the Honduras defender got turned around....

The U.S. Avenged Its Jamaica Loss Before A Raucous Columbus Crowd, And Clint Dempsey Made A Bitchface For The Ages
Desperately needing a win after dropping the ball in Jamaica last week, the U.S. Men's National Team rode the wave of a rowdy crowd in Columbus to eke out a 1-0 World Cup qualifier win last night, though not without a bit of struggling....

<em>Sports Illustrated</em> Senior Writer Calls ESPN A "Cesspool," Unethical
Well, surprise, surprise. ESPN finds itself in yet-another dust-up with its journalistic practices....