But Dempsey also knows how to find the cracks in soccer's space-time continuum: he seems to be everywhere in the same moment.
The whispers are that he fancies a crack at English soccer management, and that London — most likely Chelsea — would be his preferred destination.
From prior investigations and studying organized crime, Jennings knew he would need sources to crack open the secretive soccer association.
The Concacaf Champions League has notoriously proven a tough nut to crack for Major League Soccer clubs down the years.
Instead, it had two crack teams, two grand soccer traditions, testing each other for a long time until overdue Spain defeated the overdue Netherlands, 1-0, with a goal by Andrés Iniesta in the 116th minute, that is, four minutes away from the dreaded penalty kicks.
While many of Hulk's teammates established themselves as stars in their home country before traveling abroad, Hulk failed to crack the consciousness of the soccer-loving public in Brazil as a young player.
Welcome to the murky world of Jeffrey Webb and his reign at the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf), which has developed into a key component on cracking down on corruption-shaming soccer.
Similar to how the NBA cracked down on flopping and the NFL started fining players for faking injuries in 2012, soccer leagues can and should crack down on its most nefarious players. .
Europe's richest soccer teams have struggled to crack the lucrative China market for years, and finally they are making real gains.
A video of a 12-year-old James playing for Academia Tolimense during the final of Ponyfútbol, perhaps Colombia's most important kid's soccer tournament, shows the "niño crack" (boy superstar) scoring an olympic goal.
