As part of a Facebook Live chat, U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena named some players who have been invited into camp when the national team regroups Jan. 10 in Carson, Calif. They includethree players who have not been with the team before: Philadelphia rookie Keegan Rosenberry, FC Dallas center back Walker Zimmerman and Vancouver’s […]
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What They're Saying: Clint Dempsey
“Now that we’ve won one, Portland can’t say s***.” — Seattle star Clint Dempsey, in his best East Texas accent, at the Sounders’ rally to celebrate their 2016 MLS Cuptitle, following up on the championship won by the rival Timbers in 2015. (KOMONews.com)
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MLS Rewind: Midseason splurges prove tricky
The summer transfer market is when most players become available, free agents, players clubs decide to unload and players looking for a change. That poses a problem for MLS clubs as they are inmidseason. Incoming players often struggle settling into new lineups and gaining their fitness after short or no breaks. The summer transfer window […]
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Klinsmann's promises of progress are not to be found
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Two games and two depressing defeats into the Hexagonal, the USA is still in a good position toqualify for Russia 2018. And therein lies the problem, and the problem is not the Concacaf allotment of three automatic qualifiers plus a playoff spot. The problem is that the Americans,while not as good […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“He and I shoot text messages back and forth. He’s doing great. It looks really good, it looks promising that he’s going to come back, hopefully by the beginning of next year, unfortunately notthis time anymore now. We are always with Clint. We always are in our thoughts with him. And we are sure that […]
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Options could lead to makeover of U.S. midfield
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) If Danny Williams and/or Perry Kitchen perform well in the upcoming friendlies againstCuba and New Zealand, does that significantly alter the thoughts of U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann has he makes his plans for the Hexagonal? Strong performances by those playerscould create a possible logjam in central midfield, where playmaker Sacha […]
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MLS Talking Points: Dempsey's loss doesn't faze Sounders
For the first time in 2016, the Seattle Sounders are in the top six in MLS’s Western Conference. With an edge in the tiebreaker (total wins) and a game in hand, the Sounders overtook the defendingchampion Portland Timbers thanks to their 1-0 win over Chicago, making up 10 points and three places in the standings […]
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MLS Moves: Dempsey will not play again in 2016
The Sounders have shut down Clint Dempsey. General manager and president of soccer Garth Lagerwey announced Tuesday that Dempsey, diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat andforced him to the sidelines in late August, will not play for the remainder of the 2016 season. “Unfortunately, we are going to rule him out for the rest of the […]
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Strenghtened Sounders set aside distractions to focus on postseason quest
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) As if the Seattle Sounders — six points out of a playoff spot with seven games to play — didn’t haveenough on their plate heading into a Cascadia Cup match this weekend, fate tossed distractions into the mix this week. Clint Dempsey, sidelined nearly three weeks ago to have an irregularheartbeat […]
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MLS Countdown: Dempsey back at Sounders' training
He hadn’t been seen at the Starfire Soccer Complex nor at Seattle Sounder games since news of his heart condition emerged, so the sight of Clint Dempsey on the field Wednesday has tobe a positive sign. Dempsey went through a light training session as his teammates prepared for an important game at CenturyLink Field Saturday […]