On Saturday in Toronto, Dempsey will be on a mission to make his first MLS Cup final start in 12 years count. At age 34 and after missing last year’s final because of a heart condition, Dempsey has learned that if he fails to seize this moment, another might not come along.
TORONTO — Clint Dempsey remembers stepping on the field that November 2005 afternoon under a warm Texas sun hoping to cement a dream season.
Instead, for his star-studded New England Revolution side, the MLS Cup final ended in heartbreak that would become all too familiar in ensuing years.