At 34, Clint Dempsey probably still shouldn't be a key starter for the U.S. national team, but he showed Friday he's still too good to cast aside.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The 2018 World Cup isn't really that far away time wise. Less than 15 months in fact, which isn't all that long unless you're a player edging toward the end of his career, knowing he can't take months, let alone years for granted.
This is why Clint Dempsey, fresh off a highlight-filled hat trick, wasn't about to take for granted his place at the 2018 World Cup (assuming the U.