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Dempsey Suspended Afer Punch Up With Team Mate

Clint Dempsey has been suspended for two weeks by New England Revolution for ”conduct detrimental to the team,” after he was involved in a fist fight with Revolution captain Joe Franchino during practice.

Bruce Arena is unlikely to be impressed, but whether this affects Dempsey’s involvement in the Germany friendly remains to be seen.

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By Seamus | March 15th, 2006 at 3:44 pm
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He’s now officially been dropped for the Germany game.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/soccer/03/15/us.dempsey.ap/index.html

I think this most likely means that Arena’s mind is already made up, and that Dempsey will make the final 23. It’s disappointing for alot of fans though; most people I speak to are desperate to see Dempsey perform against better competition. The remaining warmups aren’t as stiff a test as the Germans in Dortmund.

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[...] This decent Soccernet article probably correctly assumes it’s Dempsey, but is equally correctly worried about his lack of ‘high stakes’ experience. But what are our other options? What if Dempsey gets punchy again? What if he gets injured? What if he looks out of his depth against the Czechs and Italians? [...]

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[...] Shortly after the Polish high, Dempsey was suspended by NE Revolution for beating up team captain Joe Franchino. He was then left out of the squad for USA’s friendly with Germany. [...]

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