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SEATTLE — All Clint Dempsey ever wanted to do was score goals and go fishing.
He'll have plenty of time to do the latter after deciding his goal-scoring days are over.
In true Dempsey fashion, he's stepping away from soccer on his own terms, with minimal fanfare on his own part but amid a swell of appreciation for what he's meant to the American game.