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MLS opening weekend: Minnesota and Atlanta debut as Clint Dempsey
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USA legend Clint Dempsey retires from football at age of 35
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Clint Dempsey Seattle Sounders Retirement Special Edition
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Sticking to form, Clint Dempsey keeps his Sounders retirement
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Sounders legend Clint Dempsey opens up about why he retired in
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The Daily: 2005 Upper Deck MLS Clint Dempsey - Beckett News
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Whitecaps head to Seattle with underdog tag and that's OK
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Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard returns headline United States
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The Top 10 moments in Landon Donovan's career
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Seattle's Clint Dempsey announces retirement from professional
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Sounders star forward and U.S. soccer legend Clint Dempsey
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History of Seattle Sounders FC - Wikipedia
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“We're missing a No. 9”: Clint Dempsey analyzes USMNT before