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Clint Dempsey was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Saturday, and he got very emotional when thanking his family.
The former U.S. men’s national team great, who is tied for the all-time USMNT goal record with Landon Donovan, fought back tears when expressing his admiration towards his parents for everything they did for him. The story is well chronicled, with the Nacogdoches, Texas, native traveling hours to practices as he got his start before a career that took him to Furman University, MLS and the Premier League. He scored four of his 57 U.S. goals at World Cups, including two at Brazil 2014.
