Farewell, Deuce

He might not have been the most talented American player ever, and he certainly wasn't the best-behaved, but he might've been the toughest. Clint Dempsey, tied with Landon Donovan as the all-time leading goalscorer for the U.S. Men's National Team, announced his retirement from professional soccer today.

Here's a compilation of his most important goals:



Here's a terrific story by Grant Wahl in Sports Illustrated about Dempsey's unusual upbringing in the sport.

And here's the Clint Dempsey Face, which epitomizes the tenacity and no-fucks-given, no quarter given attitude he'll likely most be remembered for.



Thank you, Deuce. You were a bad, bad man.