SEATTLE — There’s the famous chip against Juventus in Europa League. There’s the 29-second goal against Ghana in the World Cup. There’s the dagger against Vancouver last season to send Seattle to the Western Conference Championship along with countless other goals with the Sounders.
Most players shrink under the bright lights. Clint Dempsey craves it.
The co-leading goalscorer in United States men’s national team history has been every bit as clutch in his four-plus years in Seattle, and he proved that yet again on Wednesday night in the first quarterfinal leg of CONCACAF Champions League against Chivas.