Clint Dempsey: podcast appearances and interviews

Clint Dempsey is a retired American professional soccer player and current sports analyst on the television program Soccer on CBS Sports. Born on March 9, 1983, in Nacogdoches, Texas, he played as a forward and midfielder for notable clubs including Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, as well as Major League Soccer teams New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders FC. Dempsey is widely regarded as one of the greatest American players of all time and is recognized for his success in Europe, where he is tied with Landon Donovan for the record of most international goals scored by an American player, with 57 goals. His early career involved playing youth soccer with the Dallas Texans before joining Furman University's men's soccer team in 2001. He was drafted by the New England Revolution in 2004, where he scored 25 goals in 71 appearances. Dempsey's move to Fulham in 2007 for £2 million marked a significant step in his European career; he was instrumental in the team reaching the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League final and was awarded Fulham Player of the Season twice. In 2012, Tottenham signed him for a then-record fee for an American player, and he scored a total of 72 goals in the Premier League across his tenure. Later, Dempsey played for the Seattle Sounders, leading them to the 2014 Supporters’ Shield. Throughout his international career, he earned over 140 caps and scored 57 goals with the United States, participating in three FIFA World Cups and multiple CONCACAF Gold Cups, winning three of them. In 2022, Clint Dempsey was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame.