Author’s note: With the news of Clint Dempsey retiring today, I thought it would be interesting to go back to an article I wrote about him, FC Dallas and the national team from Spring 2014. It’s great to go back and see how naive I was to opposing players who played for the national team back then. Part of me wishes I still had that youthful jubilance about the game instead of these jaded glasses I currently wear. Anyway, give it a read and I hope you enjoy it!
I like to think of myself as quite patriotic.