Du Nord 13 November @ 05:12 PM EST
2009 DU NORD MLS BEST 11The 2009 du Nord MLS Best 11 will be announced on Sunday night at 6pm Central time live on the
United Mania Podcast, with Martin Fernandez, Mike Martin & Chris Webb! Hear it live at United Mania
then, or download the podcast of the show later.
STARTERSMLS Semifinal #1 is tonight!
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Gameday is upon us. I don't want to talk any trash or make any predictions. We must avoid the
jinx at all costs. It's not that I believe in that voodoo rhetoric, but why chance it? I will keep
it simple and possibly very bland.
Here are a few game related articles. One states how Los Angeles is just 90 minutes away from
the finals.
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Du Nord 12 November @ 05:26 PM EST
STARTERSNews Flash: "Chivas USA announced today that Head Coach Preki has left the club by mutual
agreement."
Chicago's game against Salt Lake on Saturday is already SOLD OUT!!
dN
The funniest Twitter feed going these days @ConcacafJack. The Diamond Geezer is tearing shit up.
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Du Nord 11 November @ 04:39 PM EST
STARTERSThe Associated Press with an article on German goalkeeper Robert Enke who took his own life
yesterday. He had been suffering badly from depression, and left behind a suicide note. There are
quotes from the players wife, the German chancellor, his doctor and players & coaches.
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Du Nord 05 November @ 05:41 PM EST
STARTERSColumbus & Salt Lake square off in the 2nd leg of their first round playoff series. The winner
advances to the Semifinals.
dN
6 teams have already secured their spot in the Round of 16 knock out stage - Chelsea, Porto &
Sevilla, Bordeaux, Lyon & Manchester United.
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Du Nord 30 October @ 04:35 PM EST
STARTERSWhat does Dan Loney thing of the LA v Chivas playoff series: "Ideally, this would be a Loser Leaves
Town match. If the Galaxy wins, Chivas moves. If CUSA wins, Beckham never returns. I could handle
that." Read the whole thing here. Pure genius.
MLS PLAYOFF NEWSI cocked this one up pretty bad - I woke up this morning and realized that I had forgot to link to
the only MLS Playoff Preview you need to read - from Paul Demko at Bunky County.
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Du Nord 29 October @ 04:31 PM EST
STARTERSThe USA U17 team gets a win, 1-0 over Malaei, at the World Cup giving them 3 points from 2 games.
Last group stage game is Sunday against the United Arab Emirates.
MLS PLAYOFF NEWSDon Ruiz of the Tacoma News Tribune writes about the Sounders experienced players who will need to
lead this team in the playoffs.
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Ahh, this is looking to be quite the match up!
The Galaxy, Dynamo, and Chivas are all tied for first in the Western Conference with 44 points
each. So this match will likely determine the first place team in the Western Conference. Only two
games remain for our Galaxy they play the Earthquakes at home next Saturday to end the regular
season.
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WVHooligan 22 September @ 06:47 PM EST
Today has been a quiet day around here I know. Other than a few twitter posts I've remained a
bit out of posting today. Blame it on slow news or blame it on me not wanting to jump on bad rumors
that are out there right now. I do have a couple items tonight to discuss but nothing too huge.
I wanted to start off in the land of college soccer.
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The Houston Dynamo will play a vital CONCACAF Champions League match tonight, and is doing what
it can to make sure it has a big crowd behind it.
According to the Houston Chronicle, The Houston Dynamo is charging $5 for end-line seats for
tonight's CONCACAF Champions League match at Robertson Stadium vs.
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The Houston Dynamo will play a vital CONCACAF Champions League match tonight, and is doing what
it can to make sure it has a big crowd behind it.
According to the Houston Chronicle, The Houston Dynamo is charging $5 for end-line seats for
tonight's CONCACAF Champions League match at Robertson Stadium vs.
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In a battle of teams sitting at the bottom of the Eastern Conference the Wizards made the most
of a huge Jorge Rojas mistake to score the only goal in a game where the winning team just made one
less mistake than the loser.
A Josh Wolff goal that came off a Claudio Lopez breakaway rebound allowed the Wizards to come
home with 6 points out of a possible 9 in this 3 game East coast swing.
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WVHooligan 15 September @ 12:12 PM EST
A late season trade is underway. The Houston Chronicle is reporting that the Houston Dynamo are
set to trade forward Kei Kamara to Kansas City in exchange for Abe Thompson and possible allocation
money.
The deal isn't totally finished but boy it is an interesting one to see. Thompson hasn't really
done a thing in KC since being traded last season from Dallas.
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MLS Rumors 20 August @ 02:23 PM EST
As we at MLSR reported yesterday, later today there will be an announcement of the signing of Luis
Angel Landin by the Houston Dynamo.
We learn today from Bernado Fallas at the Houston Chronicle, that Landin will become the orange
club's first Designated Player:
Some nine months after the Dynamo first tried to lure him to MLS, Mexican forward Luis Angel
Landin has appeared on their radar again, and this time chances are looking better than very good
that he'll be joining the team on a long-term loan.
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WVHooligan 20 August @ 12:16 PM EST
The Houston Dynamo will announce the signing of Mexican striker Luis Angel Landin on loan from
Mexican side Cruz Azul this afternoon, according to reports coming out of Houston.
According to Bernardo Fallas of the Houston Chronicle, Landin will count as a designated player
for the Dynamo, marking the first Designated Player in the club's history.
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The Houston Dynamo will announce the signing of Mexican striker Luis Angel Landin on loan from
Mexican side Cruz Azul this afternoon, sources confirmed on Thursday.
The Dynamo has scheduled a press conference for today at 3pm to introduce its newest player, and
sources tell SBI that the player is Landin, the same player Houston has been tracking for a
year.
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The Houston Dynamo will announce the signing of Mexican striker Luis Angel Landin on loan from
Mexican side Cruz Azul this afternoon, sources confirmed on Thursday.
The Dynamo has scheduled a press conference for today at 3pm to introduce its newest player, and
sources tell SBI that the player is Landin, the same player Houston has been tracking for a
year.
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Du Nord 19 August @ 12:09 PM EST
STARTERSChicago coach Denis Hamlet on out of favor centerback Bakary Soumare: "He isn't committed to the
team, his teammates orthe organization. As a coach, I can't put a player on the field that is not
100 percent committed." Holy smokes!
CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUEThe Group Stage is underway!
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Tonight, D.C. United takes on Western Conference leaders (and overall points leader - 32 pts.),
Houston Dynamo. United currently sits in third place in the East but only two points back of the
top spot. The first meeting between the teams came back on April 4, when United defeated Houston
1-0 at RFK.
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Landon Donovan Ricardo Clark seems to be Livorno's newest target. The Houston Chronicle has
confirmed with Dynamo officials that a Livorno bid is expected to be forthcoming.
I like this move for Clark more than I did for Donovan.  This move also seems significantly
more likely (Clark doesn't have Donovan's pricetag, after all).
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Du Nord 21 July @ 03:29 PM EST
STARTERSWhile David Beckman may tell us all it's Sunshine, Puppies and Roses in LA, he tells the AC Milan
website something slightly different: DAVID BECKHAM: "I hope to come back to Milan. They stayed in
my heart and sincerely I am confident we can see each other again in November.
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MLS Daily 20 July @ 04:14 AM EST
Americans Abroad / USMNT
USA 2, Panama 1: The Highlights - Soccer By Ives
Don't Dread On Me - That's On Point
Group Mentality - USSoccerPlayers.com
Recap: United States 2 : 1 Panama - Yanks Abroad
Cooper Sends Yanks To Gold Cup Semis - American Soccer News
I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah - Bill Archer Blog
USA Soccer May Have Found New Home In Philadelphia - Philadelphia Daily News
Kicking Field Goals In Philadelphia - Shootin' It With Stu (Houston Chronicle)
Spreading The Wealth - The MNT Blog
Has Kyle Beckerman's Star Finally Arisen On USMNT?
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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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At the beginning of the season I boldly predicted that "Killa" Cam Weaver would be the hot new kid
on the MLS block (in a national publication no less). This hasn't exactly been the case so far but
he did have a cracker of a debut in Houston and went home with a pair of bangers. And by bangers I
mean quality goals, not British sausages.
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Du Nord 10 June @ 04:24 PM EST
STARTERSThe cheap seats for the July 22 visit to Toronto FC & BMO Field by Real Madrid are $140. Yes, you
read that right.
dN
The Mail & Guardian in Johannesburg, South Africa reports that security for stadiums, training
grounds, hotels and VIPs during the Confederations Cup was not even hired until Friday May 29 and
that the company contracted only had 1 day to hire and train employees.
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From the Houston Chronicle:
The Dynamo have sent Chris Wondolowski to the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for Cam "The
Dream" Weaver, the team revealed this morning.
San Jose is also getting a conditional pick in next year's MLS draft as part of the
forward-for-forward trade.
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From the Houston Chronicle:
Houston Dynamo midfielder Ricardo Clark was called into the United States national team as a
replacement for injured midfielder Maurice Edu, U.S. Soccer announced Monday night.
Clark will join the United States squad in San José, Costa Rica on Tuesday in advance of
Wednesday's qualifier against Costa Rica and Saturday's qualifier against Honduras in Chicago.
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Du Nord 27 May @ 11:26 AM EST
STARTERSDoes anyone know if Chris Pontius of DC United is related to Pontius Pilate of the Roman judicial
system? I was talking to Christian Miles of Fox Soccer Channel about this, and we didn't know the
answer. We figured one of you would.
dN
The BBC is reporting that Ellis Short has become the 4th American to buy an English Premiership
team - he has bought out 100% of Sunderland.
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Du Nord 05 May @ 02:34 PM EST
STARTERSFeliz Cinco de Mayo mi Amigos!
UEFA Champions LeagueMake love to me on Twitter: dunord
UEFA Champions LeagueSemifinals Second Leg Matches (with First Leg scores included):
-Tue May 5
Arsenal v Manchester United (0-1) - 1:30 Central on ESPN2
-Wed May 6
Chelsea v Barcelona (0-0) - 1:30 Central on ESPN2
MLSHow come so few are giving Chivas USA any credit for their early season dominance?
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First things first, the Dynamo picked up their second one of the season, their first three points
on the road, and their first win at Gillette Stadium by beating the New England Revolution on
Sunday. Dynamo goals came from Stuart Holden and Brian Ching, while Pat Onstad enjoyed a clean
sheet.
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MLS Rumors 03 May @ 05:11 PM EST
The Houston Chronicle and our good friends at Dynamoplanet.com are reporting that more details have
been released on what to expect in their new downtown stadium, including the fact that they are
still going for a 2011 opening.
Here's an excerpt from the Chronicle:
The Dynamo want to have the roughly $85 million, 22,000-seat stadium ready for opening day 2011.
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MLS Rumors 24 April @ 05:01 AM EST
Our good friends at Dynamoplanet.com and the Houston Chronicle are reporting that Houston Dynamo
coach Dominic Kinnear will be receiving a contract extension.Â
Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear has agreed to a multiyear contract extension.
The Dynamo have scheduled a news conference today to announce the deal.
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After last weekend's cracker off the foot of Davy Arnaud, Glenn Davis of Houston Chronicle, ESPN,
HDNet and his own website's fame chatted with our favorite #22. Head over to the Sports Animal's
website and click on Hour 2 from Monday, April 13.
Also, former Everton FC striker and KCW player Paul Rideout was featured on an Everton fan site's
story about the future of the club.
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Earlier today the Houston Dynamo announced they would be signing a player to the squad tomorrow, in
a World Soccer Wrap exclusive, we have learned that the signing will be goalkeeper Tyler Deric.
Deric is a native of Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston, a graduate of Klein High School, and has
been a member of the soccer team at the University of North Carolina.
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