[MLS] Teams continue to make moves as the 2010 MLS season opens. Toronto signed Croatian-Argentine midfielder MartinSaric and goalie Jon Conway and waived Brian Edwards. New England signed former Rev Khano Smith and Serbian midfielder Marko Perovic. For all 2010 numerical rosters, based on the latest information, including career MLS games andgoals … Note: r=rookie. […]
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Houston stadium project makes progress
The Harris County-Houston Sports Authority formally agreed on Thursday to take a role in the construction of a stadium for MLS’s Houston Dynamo. The authority’s board voted unanimously toaccept the city and county’s request that it negotiate a lease with the Dynamo, oversee construction of the stadium and then serve as its landlord. The vote […]
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SA Rankings: Houston D is tops
[MLS] Heading into the 15th MLS season, Soccer America ranks each team at each position. In this installment, Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoneyexplains why the Houston Dynamo has the toughest backline and which teams are the most vulnerable. The defensive units are evaluated by performance and experience, along with depth and suchfactors as whether they can […]
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SA RANKINGS: Chivas USA goalkeeping duo stands out
[MLS] Heading into the 15th MLS season, Soccer America will rank each team at each position. First up, the goalkeepers. The keepers for each teamare ranked for experience, competence, and depth. The backups, of which there may be more than one per team, also figure into the evaluations and are listed if they have MLS […]
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Houston's Kinnear comes home for 'chippy' clash with Quakes
[MLS] Houston Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear and his childhood friend, San Jose Earthquakes general manager John Doyle,described the 0-0 friendly played by their teams Wednesday at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco – not far from where they grew up — as “chippy.” They had met Thursday afternoon in thelobby of the Fairmount Hotel in […]
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Dynamo ekes win over Austin Aztex
[MLS] A goal by Geoff Cameron just three minutes after he entered the game as a late substitute enabled Houston to down in-state rival AustinAztex of the USSF D2 Pro League, 1-0, Sunday afternoon in Austin. Cameron got his foot to a loose ball in the Austin goalmouth after the defense failed to clear a […]
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Mulrooney returns for Dynamo in Chicago tie
[MLS] Cam Weaver and Marco Pappa scored eight minutes apart in the second half in a scrimmage between Houston and ChicagoThursday night. Houston Dynamo goalie Pat Onstad saved a Pappa penalty kick three minutes after the Chicago Fire winger had equalized with a tremendous long-range blast. But Onstadstopped Pappa from the penalty spot by diving […]
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Navas Cobo is latest 'homegrown' signing
[MLS] Francisco Navas Cobo became the latest player to be promoted from an MLS academy team to its first team when the18-year-old midfielder signed with the Houston Dynamo. The story of this “homegrown” signing began last summer when Navas Cobo left Colombia, where he was raised, and returned to Houston, where he wasborn. Navas Cobo, […]
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Late Dynamo goal salvages tie with Aztex
[MLS] Eric Ustruck banged home the rebound of a saved Dominic Oduro shot in thefinal minutes to rescue a 1-1 tie for Houston against USSF Division II foe Austin on Sunday. Austin had taken a 1-0 lead in the 74th minute when Dynamo defender Bobby Boswell played a long ball past his keeper, Tally Hall, […]
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Angel hat trick gives unbeaten Red Bulls Disney Classic title
[MLS] Juan Pablo Angel scored a hat trick to lead the New York Red Bulls past Toronto FC, 4-0, Saturday night and givethem the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic title at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Rookie forward Conor Chinn also scored for New York,which improved to 4-0-3 in preseason. Rookie Austin da […]