Well this has been an exhilarating week, huh? Two matches in the BBVA fortress, two wins, and tons of optimism swirling around the camp. After dropping DC United 2-0, your boys in Orange turned to Santos for the first leg of their CCL quarterfinal matchup. The 1-0 win isn't fabulous, but its nothing to scoff at either.
Coming off a glorious 3 points last night from our Men in Red, Fire fans should be in a pretty
good mood today. We have done an open thread for other soccer games before here at HTIOT and it
seems like it has gone over pretty well. For that reason I thought I would set one up and host it
today for the 2 MLS matches taking place.
It's a shame there were only about 15,000 if that many at BBVA Compass Stadium Tuesday night because the Dynamo and Santos Laguna played a brilliant match.
Local soccer fans should have sprinted to BBVA to see two quality sides in a match that lived up to everything you'd expect of a CONCACAF Champions League match.
Aprovechando que este fin de semana se para la Liga MX debido a la fecha FIFA, el Club Tigres
programó un partido amistoso ante el Águila de El Salvador este sábado en Houston. El partido se
jugará en el BBVA Compass Stadium a las 19:30 hrs, donde ahora juega el Dynamo de la MLS.
Tigres va con plantel completo, obviamente quitando a los seleccionados.
After a burst of news last month, the story concerning Houston Rockets' owner Les Alexander
buying the Dynamo went silent, but that doesn't mean the wheels weren't turning behind the
scenes.
According to separate reports from the Sporting News and the Chronicle, the deal is progressing
and couple be wrapped up within the month.
Well that wasn't the start John Hackworth would have been hoping for in his first match leading
the Union away from PPL Park.
But it was only one match. And amid a regime change and a congested fixture schedule, it is hard
to read too much into one less than sterling performance.
Guest article by our FIF Wes Burdine who attened his first game at Houston's new BBVA Compass
Stadium.
Nothing seems to get American soccer fans, journalists, and the MLS brass more excited than
soccer-specific stadiums these days. Sure the Dynamo beat the Galaxy, but did you see the stadium?
The battle at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park this weekend should be a good one. (Getty Images)
Talk about a wild start to the week. Just like that Toronto FC won the Canadian Cup (yet they
are still winless in league play), San Jose shocks LA on the road, and Columbus continues to
improve as they won on the road in Seattle of all places.
Fresh off approval from the Houston City Council, the policies and procedures for tailing at the
new BBVA Compass Stadium have been released. It appears you'll need to purchase parking passes
ahead of time (no cash spots) and there will be limited space. Here are the highlights:
While the 2012 season saw many things come and go, it also saw one thing that didn't change. The Houston Dynamo opened BBVA Compass Stadium in May having not lost a match at home since June of 2011. When they beat DC United 3-1 in the first leg of the Eastern Conference Finals on November 11th, they had completed an unbeaten season at home in their new stadium.
In what could be the biggest international match in the brief history of BBVA Compass Stadium, the Mexican national team might be coming to Houston on Oct. 12 to play a World Cup qualifier. The Chronicle has learned that BBVA Compass Stadium officials have been in contact with the promoters who bought the rights for Read More
I have a friend who runs marathons. She's a little older now and doesn't quite post the
consistent Top 10 times that she used to. But she still is about as fit as I think it is humanly
possible to be. The thing is, I looked at her schedule one time and asked her how, with so many
events, she has time to train.
Maintaining success in MLS has always been very difficult. When you dig a little into the
league's history and structure, it's not surprising to see why. The roster rules have constantly
changed. The financial state of teams has meant that the best younger players are sold off to
better leagues. The foreign players have typically tired of an American adventure after two or
three years.
An Glenn Davis article with tidbits on Cameron and Oscar Boniek. OBG "is likely to debut this
Saturday against the Philadelphia Union." While the "rumored transfer fee" for Cameron is "between
2 and 2.5 million." (Glenn Davis Soccer)
BBVA Compass holding up "surprisingly well" after a rugby games and six soccer matches.
MLS's newest soccer-specific stadium is about to be unveiled.
Having played their first six games of the season at Olympic Stadium, the Montreal Impact are on
the brink of officially opening the doors to a renovated Stade Saputo tonight when they host the
Seattle Sounders. The stadium can hold more than 20,000 spectators, and each seat is likely to be
filled on what should be a memorable night for Montreal fans.
The Portland Timbers played against the Houston Dynamo yesterday in their brand new, sparkley
stadium BBVA Compass Stadium. The good news here is that the Timbers did not, in fact, lose which
is great! A draw away from home is actually an alright thing to get. Granted a win is always better
and the Timbers are definitely in need of a solid three points from a game, but given the
circumstances with the new stadium and everything I'll notch this closer to the "win" column.
Last week the Houston Dynamo franchise was feeling the love as numerous media outlets in both
the United States and outside of the United States gave positive reviews to the team's new stadium,
BBVA Compass Stadium, and although the positive reviews were important they would ring hollow if
the Dynamo failed to deliver when they hosted DC United for Saturday's inaugural match.
The Houston Dynamo's dream of a soccer stadium became a reality on Saturday, then Brad Davis
provided the perfect capper to a historic day.
The Dynamo's brand new BBVA Compass Stadium opened on Saturday and Davis christened Major League
Soccer's newest stadium with a beautiful goal to help Houston defeat D.
Monday, May 14th 8PM EDT – 5PM PDT Guests: Warren Jones Houston Dynamo supporter discusses the
opening and the first match of BBVA Compas Stadium Ben Knight of Onward Soccer discusses the
terrible start for Toronto FC in League Play ...
Visit http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com for the rest of the story.
One new stadium got the attention of MLS Commissioner Don Garber yesterday as he was talking to the
media at the opening of another stadium, BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. BBVA Compass is
the newest soccer specific stadium in MLS, which is now the home of the Houston Dynamo. The Dynamo
stadium is the [.
People who are close to me know that I am a sucker for two things: soccer stadiums and city
skylines. Combine the two and I am worthless as all I'll want to do is spend time looking at them
together in all possible elements.
So here it is, thanks to the Houston Dynamo Twitter feed, the new BBVA Compass Stadium at night,
with the downtown skyline in the background.
Valencia have announced that they have agreed to a post-season tour of the USA with games
against the Portland Timbers on May 23 and the Houston Dynamo on May 31.
"This is another step forward for the expansion of the club in which we work," Valencia
president Manuel Llorente said.
Yes, I realize my truancy on the matter of the Grinder is glaring. I've been city hopping all
weekend for work and haven't been able to level my gaze appropriately on MLS' doings. I hope to
have something up later, but in the event that the day gets away from me, we'll start today with
Brad Davis' howitzer to open BBVA (which will henceforth be known as The Bank) in style.
78 de los 368 futbolistas que jugarán la Eurocopa militan en algún club inglés, esto
representa el 21% de los jugadores, las ligas que le siguen son: Bundesliga (49 futbolistas), la
Liga BBVA (32) o la Serie A italiana (31). Los clubes
que mas aportan son Bayern Munich (12), Real Madrid (11), Chelsea, Shakhtar y Dinamo de Kiev con
9.
Asst. Martin Vasquez and head man Jurgen Klinsmann have seen Canada get the better of the States tactically in their term. Will it be the same on Tuesday?
Well, it just won't be the same without Stephan Hart's tactics this US friendly, but it's not really about that either.
The United States Men's National team brings three weeks of grueling camp work to its culmination Tuesday in Houston's new BBVA stadium as they take on a reincarnated Canadian national team whose predecessors somehow became a US program nemesis since coach Jurgen Klinsmann began lording over the States.
While both teams have traded early jabs, the only real winner thus far seems to be Mother Nature. Pouring rain has soaked the field at BBVA, making just about every task a little more difficult.
New England gave the match it's first real scoring chance in the 18th minute when Benny Feilhaber curled a beautiful free kick up and around the Houston wall, and while Tally Hall saw it late, he managed to pound it away.
Nike Maxim footballs for 2012/2013 season of Premier League, La Liga & Serie A - originally
posted on Soccerlens.com
The Nike football to be used in the 2012/2013 European leagues is called the Nike Maxim. The
Premier League, La Liga and Serie A will have distinct colors for their footballs.
Comienzan de a poco las temporadas en el futbol europeo, llamando la atención el cierre de
fichajes hasta fin de mes y las rivalidades en cada liga buscando desde el principio imponer
condiciones rumbo a los títulos.
El futbol mexicano se involucra cada vez más por la participación de nuestros futbolistas en
las mejores ligas del mundo.
The Eastern showdown is set at Houston's new BBVA Compass Stadium as the Fire will look to notch
their 4th straight victory tonight. The Men in Red currently sit 4th in the Eastern Conference
standings, while Houston occupies the #5 spot in the East. The Fire sit on 27 points in 16 games
played and have a record of L-L-W-W-W in the last 5 games.
I chatted with Zach Woosley over at Dynamo Theory for a 3 questions exchange ahead of tomorrow
night's matchup at BBVA Compass Stadium. The Fire are riding a 3 game win streak into the match and
will be looking to build on that. Our questions for Dynamo Theory are below. They have not had time
to get questions to me yet but if they do, I will update the article to reflect those answers.
