Sounders star forward Clint Dempsey is back in the starting lineup for at least the first half of Tuesday morning’s 9:30 a.m. PT scrimmage in Tucson, AZ against the San Jose Earthquakes. It’s doubtful he’ll play beyond that, but it will be interesting to see the minutes he clocks this time around after going 30 on Saturday against Portland.
Dempsey hasn’t played in a regular season MLS game since late August, after which it was discovered he had a irregular heartbeat. Doctors are closely monitoring the veteran to see how he holds up physically during these pre-season games.