Houston's Ricardo Clark, left, helped shut down Seattle's offense

U.S. player Ricardo Clark (13) celebrates with his teammate Jonathan Spector after scoring during a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer...

Midfielder Ricardo Clark scored his second career international goal

Cuauhtemoc Blanco of the Mexico national soccer team, center, fights for the ball against Ricardo Clark, left, and Michael Bradley of the U.S. during a World Cup qualifier soccer match at...

BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 24: Ricardo Clark of USA goes past Xavi (L) and Cesc Fabregas of Spain during the FIFA Confederations Cup...

Ricardo Clark's controversial ejection left the U.S. down a man for much of the game

Costa Rican Walter Centeno (R) vies for the ball with US Ricardo Clark (L) during their FIFA World Cup South Africa-2010 qualifier match on June 3, 2009 at...

Ricardo Clark, left, and the Dynamo got off to a sizzling start in the SuperLiga

Houston's Ricardo Clark, left, and Patrick Ianni held the Sydney forwards in check all night

Ricardo Clark, left, and the U.S. battled to a draw against Mexico

Ricardo Clark, right, and MLS were worthy winners against Celtic

Ricardo Clark, right, was one of the few bright spots for the U.S. in the Copa America...

Young players like Ricardo Clark will try to rebound from the loss to Argentina

U.S. midfielder Ricardo Clark, left, challenges Denmark's Simon Busk Poulsen

Houston's Ricardo Clark will match wits with the likes of Michael Essien and Joe Cole in midfield