American Clint Dempsey, who has been a solid player for English Premier League side Fulham, suffered a knee injury in the club’s 0-2 loss at Blackburn on Sunday. Dempsey has been a regular starter for Fulham and one of their best players in the last few seasons.
His reputation in the league has been rising and he’s also a starter for the USA International side. The knee injury is not minor and could effect his chances for the World Cup Finals in June at South Africa.
The news is not good for USA and Fulham fans but the full extent of the injury or any timetable is not yet known. The World Cup is still several months away so his chances of being on the roster are still decent but a return to the EPL this season could be less likely.
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Fulham’s American winger Clint Dempsey has suffered suspected cruciate knee ligament damage, which could jeopardise his place at the 2010 World Cup.
The 26-year-old United States international was injured in the second half of Fulham’s 2-0 loss to Blackburn and went to hospital for a scan.
“The initial prognosis for Clint is not good,” said Fulham manager Roy Hodgson.
“It looks like he has suffered cruciate knee ligament damage, which if he has, keeps him out of action for a while.”
Dempsey has been a key player for Fulham this season, making 29 appearances and scoring seven goals, and before he was injured he hit the crossbar with a spectacular overhead kick.
“We won’t know for certain until the scan is completed on Monday but the doctors are pretty good these days and often their initial prognosis proves to be the correct one,” added Hodgson.
