Clint Dempsey was a star on the local, national and international scene — the man voted by ESPN and Fox Sports as the greatest American soccer player ever.
There were a couple dozen media members at Starfire Sports on Wednesday, but it was Sounders defender Cristian Roldan who had the most pertinent question.
When a reporter asked what Clint Dempsey meant to the team, Roldan responded “to the team or to the nation?”
It was an appropriate reply, because this really could be two tributes. In addition to being tied with Fredy Montero for the most regular-season goals in Sounders history, Dempsey is also tied with Landon Donovan for the most goals in U.