Clint Dempsey (left) scored 17 goals for Fulham this season to finish fourth on the English Premier League scoring chart. He also added seven assists, tied for most on the team. (Associated Press)
Clint Dempsey (left) scored 17 goals for Fulham this season to finish fourth on the English Premier League scoring chart. He also added seven assists, tied for most on the team. (Associated Press)
Blackburn Rovers' Grant Hanley, third left, is congratulated by teammates after scoring the winning goal during the English Premier League soccer match against Manchester United at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday Dec. 31, 2011. Blackburn won 3-2. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Tim Howard (above), a New Jersey native, established himself as a force overseas, being named the English Premier League's top goalkeeper with Manchester United in 2003-04. He was a fiery presence (top) for the U.S. during the World Cup in 2010.
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney, center right, scores the winning goal with an overhead kick against Manchester City during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Jon Super) NO INTERNET/MOBILE USAGE WITHOUT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE(FAPL)LICENCE. EMAIL info@football-dataco.com FOR DETAILS.
FILE - In this Sunday, May 11, 2008 file photo, Fulham's manager Roy Hodgson applauds the supporters as he celebrates his team win against Portsmouth to retain their place in Premier League at the end of their English Premier League soccer match at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, England. West Bromwich Albion has hired Roy Hodgson as coach in the hope that England's manager of the year can save it from relegation from the Premier League. The 63-year-old Hodgson has signed a contract tying him to the Premier League's 17th-place club until the end of next season. Hodgson was fired by Liverpool last month despite his status as last season's manager of the year. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File) NO INTERNET/MOBILE USAGE WITHOUT FAPL LICENCE - SEE IPTC SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FIELD FOR DETAILS
In this photo taken Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, assistant referee Sian Massey is seen during an English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux, Wolverhampton, England, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011. Two of Britain's leading soccer commentators were reprimanded by their TV network and taken off the air Monday Jan. 24, 2011 after making sexist remarks about two female game officials and a team executive. Andy Gray and Richard Keys were disciplined Monday for derogatory comments about Massey's suitability as a lineswoman for a Premier League game the commentators were working Saturday for Sky Sports channel. Gray and Keys have been respected voices in soccer for the past 20 years. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) NO INTERNET/MOBILE USAGE WITHOUT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE (FAPL) LICENCE. CALL +44 (0) 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-datco.com FOR DETAILS
Manchester United's Javier Hernandez celebrates scoring his teams second goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Stoke City at the Britannia stadium, Stoke, England. Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson)
Birmingham City's Cameron Jerome, left, competes for the ball with Manchester United's Nemanja Vidic during their English Premier League soccer match at St' Andrews stadium, Birmingham, England, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Simon Dawson)NO INTERNET/MOBILE USAGE WITHOUT FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PREMIER LEAGUE (FAPL) LICENCE. CALL +44 (0) 20 7864 9121 or EMAIL info@football-datco.com FOR DETAILS
