[DEMPSEY WATCH] In his introductory press conference, Clint Dempsey made it clear he wanted to be home — as in settled inone place after years on the road and in a foreign country. The toil the travel takes was evident as he missed the Seattle Sounders’ practice Tuesday with a virus that Coach Sigi Schmid said his new signing picked up on his recent travels.

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