WVHooligan 18 November @ 02:11 PM EST
Houston had another strong season behind Brian Ching. (Getty Images)
Dominic Kinnear teams always compete, always and the 2009 edition of the Houston Dynamo looked
very similar to the ones we've seen win league titles over the last few years. Even though the
Dynamo lost their big star in the midfield in a trade to Toronto before the season started everyone
knew this team would still compete.
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WVHooligan 17 November @ 09:03 AM EST
Houston has plenty of guys worth protecting here. (Getty Images)
Today we move another day closer to the 2009 expansion draft. Now we turn our focus to the
Houston Dynamo.
The Dynamo are a tough team to figure out due to the number of quality players that are both
young and old.
Protected Available Exempt Corey Ashe Wade Barrett Danny Cruz Bobby Boswell Mike Chabala Geoff
Cameron Ryan Cochrane Brian Ching Tyler Deric Ricardo Clark Tally Hall Brad Davis John Michael
Hayden Andrew Hainault Richard Mulrooney Stuart Holden Dominic Oduro Luis Angel Landin Pat Onstad
Brian Mullan Abe Thompson Eddie Robinson Erik Ustruck Craig Waibel Cam Weaver
Either way they stand to lose a good player this year.
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Major League Soccer will be announcing its 2009 MLS Best XI later this afternoon and while some
of the picks are easy to make, some others will be very difficult.
Picking this year's forwards was especially tough, with a half dozen worth candidates for the
Best XI nod.
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Major League Soccer will be announcing its 2009 MLS Best XI later this afternoon and while some
of the picks are easy to make, some others will be very difficult.
Picking this year's forwards was especially tough, with a half dozen worth candidates for the
Best XI nod.
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And those words are: Western Conference Champions!
In another step in the worst-to-first journey that MLS Coach of the Year Bruce
Arena has taken the team on, the Los Angeles Galaxy turned away a stiff challenge from the
Houston Dynamo in 30 minutes of extra time with a 2-0 scoreline.
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Landon Donovan just scored from the penalty spot in the 110th minute after Bobby Boswell brought
down Alan Gordon in the penalty area.
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This match promises to be a dogfight. The season series between the Los Angeles Galaxy and the
Houston Dynamo featured exactly one goal and a lot of physical defending. If that sounds a lot like
what Chivas and the Galaxy went through for the bulk of their five games this season, its not
coincidence.
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With apologies to the LA SuperClasico series, there is perhaps no MLS playoff series this year
more intriguing and more tough to call than the Houston Dynamo-Seattle Sounders series.
The two-time MLS Cup champion Dynamo take on the expansion Sounders in a young rivalry that
showed plenty of promise during the season.
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With apologies to the LA SuperClasico series, there is perhaps no MLS playoff series this year
more intriguing and more tough to call than the Houston Dynamo-Seattle Sounders series.
The two-time MLS Cup champion Dynamo take on the expansion Sounders in a young rivalry that
showed plenty of promise during the season.
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After Cam Weaver was sent off only 17 minutes into the match, Luis Angel Landin got his first goal
for the Houston Dynamo less than 10 minutes later before the Kansas City Wizards equalized in the
second half Sunday at Robertson Stadium. "I think if we keep 11 men of the field, we win it pretty
handily," said Dynamo defender
Bobby Boswell.
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Here are the Twitterverse Players League groups, A through G, after Friday night's draw. If you
want to listen to the recorded audio of the draw, the podcast is available for download by clicking
here.
GROUP A Charlie Davies Taylor Twellman Carl Robinson Brian Jordan
GROUP B Danny Dichio Dwayne DeRosario Danny Cruz Hunter Freeman
GROUP C JozyAltidore17 Alecko Eskandarian Michael Chabala Brad Knighton
GROUP D Sacha Kljestan Robbie Rogers Kei Kamara Bobby Rhine
GROUP E Brian Ching Bobby Boswell Lee Nguyen Vincenzo Bernardo
GROUP F Stuart Holden Rohan Ricketts Brian Namoff Chris Tierney
GROUP G Freddy Adu Giuseppe Rossi Edson Buddle Joe Cannon
GROUP H Maurice Edu Brad Guzan Jim Brennan Taylor Graham
Voting begins Monday, October 5th, with groups A through D.
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The CONCACAF Champions League continued on Wednesday with three more group stage matches. The
Columbus Crew visited faced Saprissa, Pachuca hosted the Houston Dynamo, and Pumas traveled to W
Connection. It's about halfway through the group stage with the Columbus Crew the only MLS team in
position to advance to the quarterfinals.
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September is almost here and the MLS playoff race is beginning to tighten as teams begin to
realize just how much tougher it is to make the post-season than it was a few years ago.
The Home Depot Clasico serves as the weekend's headliner, with the Los Angeles looking to put a
stranglehold on the playoff spot it currently holds, while also putting a dent into its
arch-rival's own post-season chances.
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September is almost here and the MLS playoff race is beginning to tighten as teams begin to
realize just how much tougher it is to make the post-season than it was a few years ago.
The Home Depot Clasico serves as the weekend's headliner, with the Los Angeles looking to put a
stranglehold on the playoff spot it currently holds, while also putting a dent into its
arch-rival's own post-season chances.
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First, the good news: Houston Dynamo picked up a crucial away point by drawing 1-1 with Panamanian
champion Deportivo Arbe Unido. That puts Houston second in their group with two games played. So
far, so good for the Dynamo.
Now things get ugly.
DC United fell at home 3-1 to Mexican side Toluca Wednesday night.
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Just the six matches in Major League Soccer this last weekend, with other teams taking advantage of
the opportunity to get schooled by Real Madrid in pre-season friendlies. But we don't care about
those games here at
Football Americana, so let's get down to business.
At Pizza Hut Park, it was that man Jeff Cunningham making the difference once again.
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A pair of Western Conference clashes highlight Major League Soccer's schedule in week 21 as the
Seattle Sounders look to halt their road woes, while the Colorado Rapids look to keep Chivas USA's
struggles going.
The best match of the weekend takes place on Sunday, with the Chicago Fire facing the Houston
Dynamo.
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A pair of Western Conference clashes highlight Major League Soccer's schedule in week 21 as the
Seattle Sounders look to halt their road woes, while the Colorado Rapids look to keep Chivas USA's
struggles going.
The best match of the weekend takes place on Sunday, with the Chicago Fire facing the Houston
Dynamo.
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Former USF star Jeff Cunningham [right] scored the only goal of the game in the twentieth minute to
lead FC Dallas to a rare victory over cross-state rival Houston Dynamo. It was the striker's ninth
goal of the MLS season.
Cunningham, who had four shots in the match, was also chopped down in the Houston penalty area by
Tampa native Bobby Boswell in the twelfth minute.
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WVHooligan 06 August @ 01:37 PM EST
Cam Weaver and Dave van den Burgh battle again tonight. (Getty Images)
There's nothing like kicking off a week with a good in-state derby. Tonight we get just that for
week 21's kickoff as the Houston Dynamo travel to Frisco, TX to face FC Dallas. Both clubs are
coming off big wins from last weekend and look to take ownership of El Capitán, the prize given to
the winning club in the season series.
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It seems like an age ago, but we can only begin this weekend's roundup at Giants Stadium last
Thursday, where David Beckham made his second Major League Soccer bow for
LA
Galaxy. In a relatively uneventful game for Beckham (he saved that for the friendly
against AC Milan, during which he became involved in an angry confrontation with LA's Riot Squad
supporters), the Galaxy swept aside
New York Red Bulls, piling the pressure on
Juan Carlos Osorio with a 3-1 win.
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MLS Rumors 21 July @ 02:09 PM EST
Continuing our coverage of the US Open Cup coverage tonight...
You can follow all the action at MLSR partner www.USOpenCup.com and follow them on Twitter.
The following match preview comes courtesy of ProstAmerika Soccer:
Houston Dynamo Arrive with More Hands on Deck
Cameron and in form Boswell Available for League Leaders June 21 - Prost Amerika
Brad Davis who was considered by many to be the best opponent Sounders have faced this season
(not counting Chelsea), appears to have recovered from the bout of flu that kept him out of
Houston's 1-1 draw in Toronto.
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WVHooligan 17 July @ 01:53 PM EST
Week 18 in Major League Soccer has already gotten off to a bang. Last night's 3-1 thrashing in
Giant's Stadium by LA over New York probably set the tone for what this weekend should be like.
The tone was set early and often by LA with Landon Donovan really showing just how good he can
be for LA and for MLS.
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MLS Daily 13 July @ 04:20 PM EST
The 2009 MLS All-Star First XI was unveiled today, with a few surprises making their way onto the
list. The players chosen were the highest total vote-getters amongst four different groups of
voters: fans, players, media, and coaches/general managers.
Columbus Crew midfielder and reigning MLS MVP Guillermo Barros Schelotto was the top vote-getter
overall, followed by the LA Galaxy's Landon Donovan and Colorado Rapids forward Conor Casey.
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WVHooligan 10 July @ 01:42 PM EST
The second half of the season is getting under full swing this weekend. Plenty of good games all
over the place to discuss as we head closer to the All-Star break later this month. Some very
important clashes in each conference this weekend could really reshape the standings after Saturday
night.
Most of the 15 clubs are in action except for RSL, DC and New York.
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Fantasy EPL 10 July @ 10:12 AM EST
If you'll forgive our stateside fixation on our Premier League blog, but today is decision day for
those of us playing fantasy Major League Soccer. With Gold Cup in full swing, injuries and
suspensions mounting and the odd schedule quirk it's a tough week to pick.
First of all you have a lot of good players on international duty.
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Here are my votes in the media balloting for the 2009 Major League Soccer All-Star team:
GOALKEEPER (1)
Kasey Keller, Seattle Sounders: Although he doesn't have the best stats in the
league, he's having the best year.
DEFENDERS (3)
Chad Marshall, Columbus Crew: Scores goals, shuts down opponents, plays clean.
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Du Nord 07 July @ 11:22 PM EST
LAMAR HUNT US OPEN CUP3 MLS teams and 1 USL First Division team advanced to the Semifinals with wins last night.
dN
Quarterfinal Matches:
-Tue Jul 7
DC United 2-1 Harrisburg City Islanders - DCU goals by Boyzzz Khumalo & Andrew Jacobson.
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There's probably a hundred or so postgame reports out there so I won't bore you with mine. You
know the Dynamo won 1-0, that's all you really need to know. Plus, I missed most of the first half
anyway because my power decided to go out precisely at kick off. OK, stop begging. I'll give you
the quick version.
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MLS Daily 26 June @ 04:41 PM EST
Yesterday, twenty-three players were named to the United States' roster for next month's Gold Cup
by head coach Bob Bradley. While there are a handful of surprising selections sprinkled into the
squad, several deserving MLS players have been overlooked, in my opinion.
- Bobby Boswell (D - Houston Dynamo)
Boswell is the anchor of the best defense in Major League Soccer - Houston has given up just nine
goals in 14 games this season and Boswell has been on the field for every minute.
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Previous Updates
#1 4/12 68 players remaining#2
5/25
37 players remaining
OTFATT is short for "On the field, all the time." In these updates throughout the season, I'll be
keeping track of which MLS players have played every minute of every game (regular season only).
That feat has been accomplished 35 times in 13 season by 28 different players.
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Du Nord 23 June @ 03:54 PM EST
STARTERSBernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle says that MLS order the Houston Dynamo media department to
change credit on a goal last weekend from a Bobby Boswell Own Goal to a Fabian Espindola goal. If
this is true it's totally bogus.
TEAM USA - CONFEDERATIONS CUPSee you on Wednesday afternoon at the Sweetwater to watch the Semifinal miracle game for the USA.
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With the US national team storming to victory over Egypt this weekend, domestic matters may have
snuck under the radar. But plenty happened in Major League Soccer in Week 14, and where better to
bone up on yo' skillz than right here at
SPAOTP?
The week got underway at Qwest Field on Wednesday, where
DC United faced
Seattle Sounders in their first of two games.
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The DC United goalkeeping situation is something which has been in flux for quite some time.
Ever since the departure of 2006 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, Troy Perkins, the club has been
searching for an answer between the pipes. After the 2007 season, Perkins decided to test his
mettle in European soccer, signing with Valerenga of Norway.
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Whether you like cross-country clashes, or tense reunions, this weekend's MLS schedule has
something for you.
This weekend in Major League Soccer will be headlined by a battle of East vs. West as five
intra-conference match-ups line the schedule. Perhaps more intriguing than those match-ups are the
reunions Sigi Schmid will have with former club Columbus and Dwayne DeRosario will have with former
club Houston.
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