[MLS] For the second time in a year, either a pending acquisition by the Houston Dynamo has hit a bureaucratic snag, or a foreign club is trying to gouge somemoney out of MLS. Attacker Joseph Ngwenya, a member of the Dynamo’s 2007 championship team who has been playing overseas, is unable to complete a move […]
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Strong start at the turnstiles
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Four weeks into the 2010 season, MLS’s average attendance is up by more than 2,000 compared to 2009’s average for the entire season. At thesame stage (29 games), average attendance is 3,000 more in 2010 than last season. The boost is thanks to the fact that the Seattle Sounders have already hosted three […]
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Soccer America ranks Designated Player chase
By Ridge Mahoney Rankings are all the vogue these days regarding all things MLS, yet in this age of power rankings and other opinion-ridden rankings there’s oneglaring omission; that of ambition, of zeal, of commitment to spend. Suffice it to say, the expansion of Designated Player options gives license to those teams willing to pay […]
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MLS Saturday …
[SCOREBOARD] Los Angeles won its fourth straight game with a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake in their MLS Cup 2009 rematch, while D.C. United fell to 0-4 with a 2-0loss at home to Chicago . Juan Pablo Angel‘s second goal of the game, a stoppage-time penalty kick, earnedNew York a 2-1 win over MLS’s only […]
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Ching's rehab ahead of schedule
U.S. World Cup hopeful Brian Ching kicked a ball in Houston Dynamo practice for the first time since he suffered a hamstring injury in the Dynamo’s homeopener and feels good about his progress, albeit slow. “I’m still limited,” he said. “I still cannot swing my left leg with too much force right now. We’retwo weeks […]
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Three stories we're following
[MLS] With the U.S. domestic transfer window set to close Thursday, teams are scrambling to complete deals in time. While the restrictions only apply to playerscurrently under contract, several teams are trying to sign free agents and one team is apparently after a French star currently playing in Spain. For three stories we are following […]
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Another key boost for Houston stadium project
[HOUSTON] Anybody who watched the second leg of the Western Conference final between Houston and Seattle at Robertson Stadium last fall knows why the Dynamoneeds its own stadium. Sounders midfielder Freddie Ljungberg disdainfully called the field a “sandbox.” When asked if the surface was at its worst on that day, a member ofthe Dynamo organization […]
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Landin's first start goes badly
[MLS PLAYER SPOTLIGHT] Mexican forward Luis Angel Landin, the Houston Dynamo’s first Designated Player, finally got his first start ofthe season – but it didn’t go so well. Landin, 24, arrived late in 2009, when he played just seven games, scored once, and was plagued by injuries. He played only 11minutes in Houston’s first game […]
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Five things to look for on Super Saturday …
[MLS] On the first eight-game Saturday in league history, there’s another double-dip of Western Conference contenders; home openers for the Fire, Revs anddefending champion Real Salt Lake; and Game 1 of an I-95 rivalry between D.C. United and expansion Philadelphia Union. Here are five things to look for during the Saturday action … WEEK 3: […]
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Dynamo stadium deal gets green light
The Houston Dynamo’s stadium project got a green light when the Houston City Council approved the deal with Harris County and the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority. “This is a great day forHarris County,” said council member James Rodriguez. “This is a long time coming.” The stadium will be built on city-owned land east ofdowntown […]