Seattle Sounders FC officially announced on Tuesday that forward and Designated Player Clint Dempsey is ruled out for the rest of the 2016 MLS season. General Manager Garth Lagerwey had said a few weeks ago when Dempsey returned to training that they were hopeful he could return this season, but it turns out that the player still requires more evaluations, testing, and treatment before he could be cleared to play in competitive matches again. “I mentioned that he was cleared to train and not to play, and we simply haven’t been able to get to a point where we felt comfortable there was a realistic chance of that.
Sounders rule out Dempsey to focus on 2017 return
