By Paul Kennedy No soccer launch on television has ever featured such a promotional push as NBC’s countdown to Saturday’s start of the EnglishPremier League. You’ve probably seen the comedic video featuring Jason Sudeikis playingthe part of American football coach Teddy Lasso, a fictional new head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, that has gotten more than […]
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Is Seattle a team to watch, or team to beat?
[MLS: Playoff Push] The Seattle Sounders have been underachievers despite reaching the playoffs every season since they joined MLS in 2009. The signing of Clint Dempsey has revived title talk in Seattle, but first things first will be to translate its games in hand on the teams ahead of it in the Western Conference intopoints.
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Brad Evans, the anti-Chandler
[USA MEN] The absence of Clint Dempsey and other MLS regulars from the team Jurgen Klinsmann called in for Wednesday’s U.S. game against Bosnia is easy to explain. Evans will get a chance to permanently rip off the “fill-in” tag at right back, but he’ll have his hands full Wednesday against Lazio left winger Senad […]
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Dempsey Opens Up About MLS Return
In an interview with Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl, Clint Dempsey cites family as one of the main reasons for his decision toreturn to MLS and the Seattle Sounders from Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League. In fact, the versatile forward says he didn’t even consult Spurs coach AndreVillas-Boas once he learned that a move […]
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Sounders win in Dempsey debut
[MLS REWIND | Week 24] The Seattle Sounders will have to be pleased with the debut of Clint Dempsey even if he had tocome on earlier than they probably would have liked and played longer than expected in a 2-1 win at Toronto FC. Sporting Kansas City took over the lead the Eastern Conference, while Real […]
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Steve Nicol on the Dempsey Deal
Interview by Ridge Mahoney Former Scottish international and New England Revs’ coach Steve Nicol took some time away from his work with ESPN to talkabout Clint Dempsey‘s return to MLS that reportedly will pay him the largest salary, $8 million, in league history. Nicol coached Dempsey with the Revs during his first three proseasons. SOCCER […]
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Dempsey signing is more good news for MLS on attendance front
By Paul Kennedy The Seattle Sounders’ announcement that they have already sold out Clint Dempsey‘s firsthome game Aug. 25 against Portland — 66,000+ — is yet more good news for MLS on the attendance. While it might not yet match last year’s leaguewide record of 18,807 a game, MLS mightget close after being down as […]
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Sounders invite fans to design official 2014 scarf
[MLS FANS] The Seattle Sounders began their MLS existence in 2009 by mailing season-ticket holders their game tickets enveloped in a special team scarf, and nowthe fan-friendly club has given its supporters the chance to design the scarf itself. The Seattle Sounders began their MLS existence in 2009 by mailing season-ticket holders their gametickets enveloped […]
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Ailing Deuce is day-to-day
[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 […]
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Dempsey: Timing was right for move to Sounders
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] For two years, Seattle Sounders management would inquire with Clint Dempsey‘s agent about his status. Andthe response from Lyle Yorks was always the same. “No chance. No chance. No chance.” Even this summer as rumors circulated that Tottenham was ready to deal the U.S. national teamcaptain, the response Sounders GM Adrian Hanauer got […]