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Spurs star scoops top award

Tottenham Hotspur's Clint Dempsey. Photo credit: Adam Davy/EMPICS Tottenham Hotspur's Clint Dempsey. Photo credit: Adam Davy/EMPICS

Tuesday, November 20, 2012
12:18 PM

Clint Dempsey has been named US Soccer’s Male Athlete of the Year for the third time in his career.

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The Tottenham star, who has 30 goals in 91 appearances for USA’s national team, becomes only the second athlete to win the award two years in a row, after Landon Donovan.

Dempsey has scored twice for new side Spurs since his deadline day switch from Fulham.

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