When Clint Dempsey rode off into the sunset in 2018, many of us assumed that might be the last we ever heard from him. At his Seattle Sounders farewell ceremony, Dempsey not only skipped talking to the press, he didn’t even say a word to the crowd during the event.
That was hardly surprising, though, as Dempsey never seemed particularly interested in that type of stuff, whether he was forging a new path for Americans in Europe, establishing himself as one of the most prolific scorers in USMNT history, or forming one of the most exciting attacking partnerships in MLS history.