[MLS CUP SPOTLIGHT] Two years ago in the Western Conference final, the Galaxy beat Houston, 2-0, at HDC after a pushing foul disallowed a goal by Dynamodefender Adrian Hainault with 10 minutes left in regulation. Gregg Berhalter and LandonDonovan scored six minutes apart in overtime to eliminate the Dynamo. With two goals so far in […]
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Arena: Beckham is playing
[MLS CUP COUNTDOWN] David Beckham has missed the Galaxy’s Thursday and Friday practice sessions but isn’texpected to sit out MLS Cup on Sunday. “He’s playing on Sunday,” the Galaxy coach Bruce Arena told reporters after a 75-minute session Friday morning. About anhour later, when informed Beckham had skipped training, Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear concurred. […]
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No substitute for taking to the road
MLS Cup 2011 may be a harbinger of the future: the highest-seeded team to reach the final, the Los Angeles Galaxy, will host it Sunday against Houston. Months ago the league announcedHome Depot Center as the venue for MLS Cup, and by rolling through the regular season to win the Supporters’ Shield and holding serve […]
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Keane's return, Davis' absence mark Cup countdown
[MLS CUP 2011] Houston and the Los Angeles are in the final stages of preparation for the league championship game Sunday that will feature Irish internationalRobbie Keane but not MLS assist leader Brad Davis. With an important training session followed by a press conference scheduled for Thursday, Galaxy coachBruce Arena gave his players Wednesday off. […]
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Sagas of Donovan and Keane illustrate club and country conflicts
[MLS CONFIDENTIAL] Two players, vital to their club and country, both saddled with injuries and obligations and complications. The cases ofLandon Donovan and Robbie Keane illustrate the byzantine and unique ways international play can affect MLS, as well as the diplomatic dances occasionally required ofplayers and their club coaches. Both are expected to be on […]
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Second-half surge sends Dynamo past KC
[MLS PLAYOFFS: Kansas City-Houston] The Houston Dynamo, which won the 2006 and 2007 MLS Cup as the Western Conference representative, took the EasternConference slot in this year’s championship game by beating Sporting Kansas City, 2-0, Sunday. The Dynamo will face L.A. for the 2011 MLS crown. Houston won its third straight playoff game,and second on […]
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Top pair in East shares similarities
Two teams that missed out on the playoffs last year vie for a spot in MLS Cup Sunday when Sporting Kansas City hostsHouston Dynamo (TV: 5:30 p.m. ET, Fox Soccer) in the Eastern Conference final. They finished just two points apart in the regular season and between them have conceded one goal infour playoff games. […]
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Old hands lead Dynamo back to conference final
[MLS PLAYOFFS: Houston-Philadelphia] Brian Ching and Brad Davis, the loneholdovers from Houston’s first championship season, teamed up for the goal that clinched the Dynamo’s 3-1 aggregate win over the Philadelphia Union in its last game at Robertson Stadium. SECOND BEHIND ONLY DONOVAN. Ching and Davis came to Houston in 2006 when AEG moved the Earthquakes […]
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Keeper Tally Hall emerges as Houston's talisman
[MLS SPOTLIGHT: Tally Hall] Ten saves in a game? Done that a few times. What’s next? In his first year as a starter for the Houston Dynamo,Tally Hall followed up a regular-season in which he played every minute by repelling 10 shots as Houston downed Philadelphia, 2-1, in the first leg of their conference semifinalsseries […]
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Eastern battle, Texas showdown highlight crunch weekend
A weekend of important MLS matches is highlighted by Portland’s visit to Red Bull Arena, with the Timbers holding a one-point lead in the race for the finalplayoff spot, an Eastern Conference cage match between Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia, and an in-state showdown between FC Dallas and Houston. It can be said that there […]