Houston Dynamo defender DaMarcus Beasley, who played in four World Cups for the USA, needs surgery to remove a loose body in his left knee. Beasley was given the captain’s armband when Giles Barnes left to join Jamaica for the Copa Centenario, but Beasley kept it after Wade Barrett replaced Owen Coyle as coach and led […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Road win moves FC Dallas to top spot
FC Dallas winning a third straight game and the Colorado Rapids tying their third in a row flipped those teams atop Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 1-0 victory at San Jose edged FC Dallas into first place and bumped Colorado into second despite a last-second goal that earned the Rapids a 2-2 tie at […]
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What They're Saying: Erick Torres
“Trust me, I would have paid for the Wifi.” — Houston Dynamo forward Erick Torres on sitting on a plane about to depart from Houston to Orlando for the Dynamo’s MLS game andawaiting news whether he made Mexico’s Olympic team. Seconds before he lost his internet connection he got news he made the team. (Houston […]
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Heath departure mirrors volatile history of MLS expansion teams
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The two MLS teams that recently fired their British coaches square off Friday when Houston plays at OrlandoCity, and the fates of, respectively, Owen Coyle and Adrian Heath in many ways reflect volatile dynamics in the Eastern Conference. (Not for discussion here is the wisdom ofhiring foreign coaches, few of whom […]
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Olympics: Mexico picks Cubo Torres and Salcedo
Mexico named the Houston Dynamo’s Erick “Cubo” Torres and Guadalajara defender Carlos Salcedo, who played in MLS with Real Salt Lake, to its 18-player roster for its title defense in the2016 Olympic men’s soccer competition. Mexico’s three overage players — Alfredo Talavera, Jorge Torres Nilo and Oribe Peralta — all played for El Tri at […]
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MLS Moves: Miranda and Rocha leave Dynamo
Two players brought to Houston by former head coach Owen Coyle have moved on. A loan deal by which Argentine playmaker Leonel Miranda came to MLS from Independiente of BuenosAires 18 months ago has expired, and the team has reached an agreement to terminate the contract of midfielder David Rocha, who signed with Houston last […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Tim Howard brings luck to Rapids
Colorado wasn’t able to mark Tim Howard’s return to MLS with a victory but by battling Portland to a 0-0 tie held top spot by a narrow margin over FC Dallas, which blasted OrlandoCity SC, 4-0. Montreal’s comeback victory over New England moved the Impact into the top five. New York City’s first triumph over […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Top teams below Rapids stumble
The resumption of MLS play didn’t faze leader Colorado, but several other teams in the top tier lost their first games following the Centenario break. Many teams struggled to filltheir commitments in the wake of midweek U.S. Open Cup games, but the Rapids followed up a 1-0 victory over Colorado Switchbacks FC of the USL […]
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MLS: Orlando City dedicates match to #OrlandoUnited
Sports teams in Central Florida are joining community efforts to help heal the shock and horror inflicted by the mass killing of 49 patrons inside an Orlando nightclub. For its firstMLS match following a break for the Copa America Centenario, Orlando City SC has dedicated the game against San Jose on Saturday to the victims and […]
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Dynamo appoints Barrett as interim head coach
Houston has quelled speculation about its head coaching vacancy by handing the reins to former assistant Wade Barrett. His first game in charge as interim head coach will be aU.S. Open Cup match against San Antonio FC next week. Barrett is in his seventh season as a Dynamo assistant; he started with former head coach Dominic Kinnear and […]