By Ridge Mahoney For most of us, goals are sexy and shutouts are not, yet both are equally important in a two-game series. In threeConcacaf Champions League games played this week, MLS teams — including two playing away from home — conceded a combined total of just one goal. That rarely happens when MLS teams […]
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MLS Preview: Houston is determined to seal the deal in third attempt
By Ridge Mahoney For the past two seasons, midseason moves have propelled the Houston Dynamo to a spot in the MLS Cup, only to fall both timesto the Los Angeles Galaxy. Stumbling again at the final hurdle hasn’t triggered a lot of change by head coach Dominic Kinnear, who guided hisfifth-place team past Chicago, Eastern […]
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Algarve Cup available for first time on (PPV) television
By Paul Kennedy For the first time, U.S. women’s soccer fans will be able to watch the Algarve Cup live from Portugal on television. All four U.S. matches of the Algarve Cup — the most important women’s invitational tournament in the world now in its 18th year — are being distributed in the USA by […]
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Salazar makes impression on Dynamo
[MLS HOMEGROWN WATCH] Bryan Salazar could take something positive away from Tuesday’s scrimmage in which his HoustonDynamo academy team fell to the club’s senior team, 11-0. The Fort Bend Bush High School senior finalized a homegrown contract with the Dynamo after he met with head coach Dominic Kinnear and Dynamo president Chris Canetti after the […]
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Gus Johnson steps up to big-time soccer
By Ridge Mahoney and Paul Kennedy Not many American broadcasters have shown they can cross-over from other sports to soccer, but FOX Sports isgiving Gus Johnson a big shot. Johnson, who has worked numerous sports during the past two decades and joined the network in 2011, will team withFOX Soccer analyst Warren Barton for the […]
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ESPN picks up Mexico's Tri through 2014
By Paul Kennedy Mexico has drawn huge television audiences for years on Spanish-language television, and ESPN now hopes to get into the act andtap into its growing following of English-speaking Hispanics who support the Tri. Wednesday’s Mexico-Denmark international friendly on ESPN2 marked the first game to be aired as part ofan agreement between Univision Deportes […]
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Houston gives shot to Scottish marksman
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] The Eastern Conference champion Houston Dynamo took to the field on Thursday and prevailed over its academy team, 3-0, in the first actionof the MLS preseason. The game was notable for the presence in the starting lineup of forward Calum Elliot. The 25-year-old Scotsman had considered coming overto try out in 2012 […]
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MLS Denies Shea's Move to Stoke
Major League Soccer officials refused to sign off on a tentative agreement between FC Dallas and Stoke City that would have seen 22-year-old Brek Shea move to the EnglishPremier League club for a reported $3.2 million. According to Sporting News, MLS, which owns all player contracts and takes one-third of all transfer fees, thinks the USA […]
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Rapids deal Cummings to Houston
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The breakup of the Colorado Rapids’ frontline continues. After Conor Casey, whose contract renewalwas not picked up and who was then picked by the Philadelphia Union, Jamaican Omar Cummings was dealt to the 2012 MLS runner-up Houston Dynamo for defender Nathan Sturgis and allocation money. Cummings scored a career-high 14 goals in 2010 […]
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Concacaf Champions League to resume after MLS openers
[DATEBOOK] Three days after it opens the 2013 MLS season, the Houston Dynamo will kick off the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals at BBVACompass Stadium March 5 against Mexican club Santos, last season’s runner-up featuring Americans Herculez Gomez and BenjiJoya. The first legs will be played March 5-7, while the second legs […]