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A great interview from Grant Wahl with Clint

SI.com: The only Premier League players with more goals in all competitions than you this season are Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Sergio Agüero. That’s it. Do you think there will come a point when people view you in that truly elite group?

Dempsey: It seems like you have a few more hurdles when you’re an American. I feel I have to do it consistently, even though I feel like every year I’ve bettered myself. If I continue to go the way I’m going, then maybe one day. But I still need to finish the season strong, still need to get my goal tally up. I feel like if we were higher up in the table it’s something you’d take more notice of also. Hopefully we can finish in the top half and I can continue in the years coming up playing the way I have been the last few seasons.

SI.com: You’re on Twitter now. For years you said you’d never do it, and now we can’t get you off. What happened?

Dempsey: (laughs) I was off for like a week. I’ve only been on for six weeks, but I seem to get on it more when I’m on away trips at the hotel and bored and not around my family. I like talking trash with guys and making jokes, making fun of people and having people make fun of me. It’s fun. It’s something not to be taken too seriously, Twitter. You need to use it in the right way, knowing how far you can take things and how far you can’t, because you could find yourself getting in trouble too. Read More