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Dempsey: Playing on Sept. 11 adds special touch to crucial qualifier

It has been nearly 11 years since the 9/11 tragedy, cleats for soccer but the effects from the events that took place that day are still felt by many across the nation each and every year and the U.S. nike mercurial vapor superfly iii fg men's national team players are no exception. The U.S. will play their first game on September 11 since prior to the infamous day in 2001, and they know that the World Cup qualifier against Jamaica will hold significant meaning for them and the pro-U.S.-crowd that is expected to sell out Columbus Crew Stadium on Tuesday night. "It is special, because it showed that our country had a lot of character and was able to bounce back from that type of situation," said Clint Dempsey. "I think people go on strength on that and us as players and as a country we always remember that and it's impacted everyone's lives. Everybody remembers where they were on that day, so yeah, cheap jerseys for sale (we) use it as a positive, as motivation to stay strong and keep fighting and we're excited about the challenge on Tuesday and everybody is prepared to try and get this win."