Dempsey also pointed out how the situation might have been averted if U.S. Soccer, the nation’s governing body, and Pulisic had aligned more closely on their messaging.

Clint Dempsey spent years playing for Fulham in the Premier League, but he almost joined Liverpool in his last season overseas.

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