The U.S. soccer team got good news Tuesday when Fulham said Clint Dempsey's injured right knee won't need surgery. The 26-year-old attacker from Nacogdoches, Texas, was injured during Sunday's English Premier League game at Blackburn, and Fulham manager Roy Hodgson had feared Dempsey ...

Clint Dempsey faces a long layoff after injuring a knee during Fulham's 2-0 loss at Blackburn on Sunday, the latest blow to American preparations for the World Cup. The U.S. forward sat on the field in the 61st minute of the Premier League game ...

LONDON (Reuters) - United States forward Clint Dempsey faces an anxious wait for the results of a scan after suffering a knee injury in Fulham's Premier League defeat at Blackburn Rovers Sunday. The Texan-born 26-year-old, one of the mainstays of the United States squad which will face England at this year's World Cup finals, left the field midway through ...

Blackburn Rovers won for the first time in 10 Premier League matches with a 2-0 victory over Fulham at Ewood Park here on Sunday. The win, secured by goals at set-pieces from defenders Chris Samba and team captain Ryan Nelsen, moved Rovers up into 12th place in the table while defeat saw Fulham remain in ninth spot. The loss was ...