When the MLS schedule was set, Saturday's match between the Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy looked to be a good rematch of the 2011 MLS Cup Final, and possibly a potential preview of the 2012 MLS Cup Final, but the Galaxy have been struggling, having only won 3 matches this season, and big names like Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane, and Geoff Cameron weren't available due to international call ups.

International soccer star David Beckham of the Los Angeles Galaxy had plenty of praise and goodwill for the Dynamo, their fans and the beautiful oven otherwise known as BBVA Compass Stadium. But after the Dynamo beat the Galaxy 2-1 Saturday, it was a bit of an understatement to say the L.A. Galaxy star had his [.

If there's one thing I really like about Dominic Kinnear, it's that he is quite firm in his convictions. The peanut gallery can whine all they want, but he's going to do what he thinks is best for his team and what will deliver more wins. There is only one man who has won more [...]

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Last night the weather was behaving when the Houston Dynamo hosted the Portland Timbers in the first ever night match at BBVA Compass Stadium, but the play on the field never matched the loveliness of the evening weather.

The Dynamo, playing their third match in 7 days, had to shuffle the starting lineup in order to give some players a much needed rest, thereby, ostensibly, giving the Portland Timbers, coming off over a week of rest, an advantage, but the only advantage the Timbers seemed to have was some questionable calls and no calls by the officiating crew.

A little time lapse video of the new digs down in Houston.

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.

With an orange lei and a Space City blue lei hanging around her neck, Stephanie Whalen beamed with pride as she toured BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday afternoon before the inaugural match. Like most of the sellout crowd of 22,039, Whalen marveled at the House that Ching Built and shed more than a few tears, [.

Brad Davis' 67th-minute goal was enough to help the Houston Dynamo to their first win in their inaugural game at BBVA Compass Stadium over D.C. United this afternoon in Houston, Texas. The loss was the second in three road matches for United over the course of 10 days. United (5-4-3 18 pts) remains in third place in [.

How big is BBVA Compass Stadium's inaugural game? One of the first families of Houston sports was one of the first families through the gates to support the Dynamo today in their inaugural game at the East End facility. Former Astros outfielder and coach Jose Cruz, one of the most beloved athletes in Houston sports [.

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber remains committed to end the days of ownership groups holding more than one team, but he is in no rush to have Anschutz Entertainment Group sell its 50 percent stake and controlling interest in the Dynamo. AEG owns the defending MLS Champion Los Angeles Galaxy and 50 percent of [.

For many current and former Dynamo players and franchise stars, May 12 will be a career milestone as they play in the state-of-the-art soccer-specific stadium they envisioned when the franchise moved from San Jose. As we approach the inaugural match at BBVA Compass Stadium between Brian Ching's Dynamo and Dwayne De Rosario's D.

Check out this panoramic view from inside BBVA Compass Stadium taken by Chronicle photographer James Nielsen.

The Houston Dynamo's extended away tour to start the 2012 MLS Season came to an end with a 1-0 loss to RedBull New York last night in Harrison, New Jersey. Wednesday's loss gave the Dynamo a 2-3-2 record to start the season. While many Dynamo fans would have liked a couple more wins, or at least a couple more draws, the team's goal was to pick up at least 7 points during their first 7 away matches, and they achieved that goal.

Dynamo president Chris Canetti is optimistic about selling out every single Dynamo game this season, so that should tell you how much excitement there is around town for the team's first season at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Wanna see BBVA Compass Stadium inside and out? This video is certainly for you then.

I have to say I am very impressed with the level of detail in this stadium and some of the "little things" throughout. Very well designed and built. MLS stadium sure have come a long way from Crew Stadium huh?

Geoff Cameron could not have been more adamant. Asked if he would miss decrepit Robertson Stadium, the U.S. national team center back sounded like a man whose divorce was finally complete and he was eager to move away from a miserable and evil ex. "Nothing! Nothing," Cameron said proudly when he was asked what he [.

Let's face it, it's been an a very unusual start to the 2012 MLS Season for the Houston Dynamo, but come May 12th, Dynamo fans will likely decide this unusual start was worth it.

In just over three weeks, the latest jewel in the Houston stadium scene will open in the east side of downtown, BBVA Compass Stadium, the new home of the Houston Dynamo, gets its hard opening on Saturday May 12th when the Dynamo host DC United in a home of their own.

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.

Like a proud father, Dynamo president Chris Canetti beams when he shows off the latest pictures from BBVA Compass Stadium, which is coming along quite nicely heading into the May 12 opener. Canetti has reason to be proud because his baby the Dynamo's new stadium on the East End is looking quite sharp.

The Dynamo earned a draw last year at CenturyLink Field, surviving with the benefit of a spectacular game by goalkeeper Tally Hall, who grew up near Seattle.

As the Dynamo prepare to kick off the 2012 season, let me give you 12 reasons I think the 2012 season will be special for the Eastern Conference Champions. 12. Will Bruin, the young man who wears No. 12, is going to be a special player. I predict the Dancing Bear will be a Dancing [...]

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In trades, people often wonder which team got the better end of the deal. Heck, a Montreal radio reporter just asked me that question for his show. He didn't seem to like my answer. I said it was a win-win-win situation. He argued that fans in Montreal won't think the Impact won. I told him [...]

Brian Ching, the man who built BBVA Compass Stadium, is set to see his former Dynamo teammates today for the first time since the Montreal Impact picked him in the expansion draft last November. The Dynamo and Impact will play today at a practice field at Home Depot Center. I was in contact with Ching [.

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Kerith Gabriel reports that the Philadelphia Union will announce a "blockbuster deal" with Panamanian international Gabriel Gomez. Gabriel says that Gomez is the "the same box-to-box defender/midfielder that was a beast in Panama's 2-0 win over the United States in the group stage of this summer's Gold Cup.