Clint Dempsey scores twice as Sounders continue 4-match unbeaten streak with 3-1 victory over rival Portland.
Clint Dempsey hasn’t fluently articulated exactly what the Seattle-Portland rivalry means to him.
“It’s the team, really,” is as close as Dempsey would come to bulletin-board material after the 82nd meeting between the Sounders and Timbers on Sunday. “We get up for the games and fight hard.”
But if one ever needs visual proof of how much Dempsey relishes reminding Portland of its status in a series it now trails 43-29-10 dating to 1975, run back his reaction to the final whistle of Sunday night’s game.