Season › 2011-12 › News Dempsey or Donovan? Michael Kenrick , 24 May, 10comments | Jump to most recent Meanwhile, in the US of A, someone always has to be top dog. And the perennial contest is apparentklly between Clint Dempsey and ex-Blue Landon Donovan. Well, according to the USMNT Blog, the argument is over. The incumbent has conceded. On Wednesday, what many US fans already believed became official: Clint Dempsey has surpassed Landon Donovan as King of American Soccer. If there were any lingering doubts, Donovan himself dispelled them in front of a quartet of national media outlets during a rare, 30-minute conversation during which the national team's all-time leading scorer and longtime leading man essentially passed the baton to Dempsey on the eve of the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign. "Everybody talks about who's better, Clint or Landon," Donovan told the group. "I'm happier probably than anybody when he's succeeding ? he still has that crazy hunger to succeed." Quotes or other material sourced from ESPN: US Men's National Team Blog Donovan needs PL Rejuvenation Reader Comments (10) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads