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06-01-2014, 02:16 AM
Dempsey: 'We Were Surprised' Do**van Was Cut From World Cup Team
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Less than two weeks ahead of the World Cup (http://mashable.com/category/world-cup/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)'s start, United States Mens' National Team (USMNT (http://mashable.com/category/usmnt/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)) star Clint Dempsey was in New York City in the midst of a whirlwind media tour preceding the tournament
See also: The Definitive World Cup Preview (in Haiku Form) (http://mashable.com/2014/05/25/world-cup-preview-all-groups/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Mashable got a chance to speak with Dempsey via phone on Friday. We talked Group of Death, Landon Do**van's startling omission (http://mashable.com/2014/05/23/klinsmann-son-landon-do**van-tweet/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) from the World Cup squad, the role fans play in the team's quest for the k**ckout stage and more
The following transcript has been lightly edited for length and editorial style:
Q&A with Clint Dempsey
Mashable: You were a late scratch from the team's recent tuneup match against Azerbaijan, so got to watch from the sideline. What did you see from the squad, both good and bad? Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/31/clint-dempsey-world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Less than two weeks ahead of the World Cup (http://mashable.com/category/world-cup/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)'s start, United States Mens' National Team (USMNT (http://mashable.com/category/usmnt/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)) star Clint Dempsey was in New York City in the midst of a whirlwind media tour preceding the tournament
See also: The Definitive World Cup Preview (in Haiku Form) (http://mashable.com/2014/05/25/world-cup-preview-all-groups/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
Mashable got a chance to speak with Dempsey via phone on Friday. We talked Group of Death, Landon Do**van's startling omission (http://mashable.com/2014/05/23/klinsmann-son-landon-do**van-tweet/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) from the World Cup squad, the role fans play in the team's quest for the k**ckout stage and more
The following transcript has been lightly edited for length and editorial style:
Q&A with Clint Dempsey
Mashable: You were a late scratch from the team's recent tuneup match against Azerbaijan, so got to watch from the sideline. What did you see from the squad, both good and bad? Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/31/clint-dempsey-world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
More about Soccer (http://mashable.com/category/soccer/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), World Cup (http://mashable.com/category/world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Sports (http://mashable.com/sports/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/vtv-fOflCnI