If you’re a soccer fan, you probably know Clint Dempsey. Hell, if you’re American and reading this, you’re probably a fan of the recently retired USA Soccer star.
Dempsey was so remarkably different than any USA player before him. He had swagger. He had skill. He had an American edge and toughness paired with more skill than any player before and most who will come after. As his former national team coach said, “He tries shit.”
All of this ran through my head Saturday afternoon during a series that so perfectly sums up Eric Dungey.