Clint Dempsey says he will "never say no" to a national team call-up, even after the United States' failure to qualify for the World Cup.
Sources said this week that Dempsey has agreed to a new deal to return to the Seattle Sounders next season, but at 34, he's at an age where many of his contemporaries consider international retirement.
The likes of Arjen Robben, Javier Mascherano and Daniele De Rossi and Laurent Koscielny have all announced plans in recent weeks to leave their national teams.
But despite not being able to play in a World Cup until 2022, Dempsey said he will answer the U.