Clint Dempsey provided Seattle with the only goals of the two-game series in the Western Conference semifinals, thus propelling the Sounders into the MLS final four.
Remember him?
First name Clint. Last name Dempsey. Probably the most prominent American soccer player of the decade.
He’s been a national-team hero. Perhaps the most distinguished face of Major League Soccer. And he just reminded everyone why he rose to his level of fame.
In the 56th minute of Thursday night’s match against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Sounders forward Clint Dempsey scored on a left-footed strike placed in the right corner of the net.