Pro Combat Player Of The Week
09 November 2009
The best come ready for battle. But who battled best this week?
It's not about scoring goals. It's about total match performance. It's about running all over the field, winning every 50/50 ball. It's all the intangibles that don't show up on the score sheet but in the end turn the game for your team.
That's a Pro Combat Player, and now it's your turn to tell us who is the first Pro Combat Player of the Week.
Each Monday we'll select three players who personified what it means to be a Pro Combat Player from the weekend, and then you tell us who you thought came best prepared for battle.
To ...
Three For Three
09 November 2009
3 games. 3 goals. The highest player rating on the field.
Clint Dempsey is making the difference for Fulham with a blazing show of form.
It's shaping up as the best season yet for the 26-year-old attacker.
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Heatin Up
01 November 2009
2 games. 2 goals.
An equalizer against the Blues and then a late game blast to put the nail in the Reds' coffin.
Clint Dempsey is catching fire and people are starting to notice. Fans voted him the top-rated player for the match.
His 7 goals last season tied him for the team lead. Can he ...
Something About The Blues
26 October 2009
Last season it was a brace on the road to lead Fulham over City.
A year later and again Clint Dempsey makes the difference. There must be something the Texan likes about playing the Blues from Manchester.
Heading home Fulham's second goal in a five-minute span, Dempsey provided the equaliz ...
A Chance For European Power
21 October 2009
While the battle of European super powers steals most of the headlines and TV time this week, there is another European cup up for grabs. This battle for European supremacy might be set in the shadows, but for the teams competing it offers huge opportunities to step into the global spotlight ...
Dempsey's Derby Day
25 September 2009
Before Fulham welcomes Arsenal to their historic home along the Thames River, Clint Dempsey talked exclusively with nikesoccer.com about his life in London, his hectic travel schedule, and his mindset leading into a derby weekend.
For all the fanfare that goes into derby clashes, Clint's qu ...