Just wanted to reiterate what everyone else has said, plus add the fact that it irks me when I hear people say he is the best outfield player to come from America. Maybe the most talented, but the best? He does not have the heart of a lion. I won't say that he doesn't care, but there are some things that he does, or more accurately fails to do, that make me wince, because I want to see him do well for Everton and, more so, the USMNT.
For me, the number one player from our shores is Clint Dempsey. I asked myself if that is just because he plays for my club, and I think I came up with a definitive "no" for an answer. Has anyone seen Clint fail to man up in a Fulham uniform, or show an unwillingness to do dirty work when it lands on his doorstep? Remember a game against Our Next Door Neighbors when he delivered a forearm shiver to The Former England Captain? (It might not be a forearm -- somehow Terry tried to get under his skin and intimidate him, and got Clint's Texan blood riled, I remember he retaliated in definitive fashion to say I'm not going anywhere, boss). I don't think my point of view would change if I was a fan of Team X or a team in the lower leagues.