The United States men's national team went to Cuba to get a result. They got one, in the form of one of those ugly 1-0 road wins big teams often have to -- and are happy to -- settle for... Click to continue reading...

For starters... Don't forget, the Mexico of Sven-Goran Eriksson takes on Jamaica in World Cup qualifying action at 5 p.m. Watch it live from the majestic Coloso de Santa Ursula (Azteca) in Mexico City on Telemundo. Then get ready to... Click to continue reading...

The Wizards are back on the field on Sunday when they travel down to Houston to take on the Houston Dynamo. KC has been busy the past couple days, adding two forwards to their roster by way of trades. Both Herculez Gomez and Abe Thompson are going to be available for selection for the game on Sunday. Click to continue reading...

To highlight the sheer volume of players missing from action this weekend due to international call-ups, here's a complete list of absences by game:

Chivas USA @ Toronto FC - 1 p.m. ET
TFC - Greg Sutton (Canada)
TFC - Jim Brennan (Canada)
TFC - Marvell Wynne (USA)
TFC - Carlos Ruiz (Guatemala)
TFC - Amado Guevara (Honduras)
TFC - Tyrone Marshall (Jamaica)
TFC - Julius James (Trinidad & Tobago)
TFC - Jarrod Smith (New Zealand)
TFC - Carl Robinson (Wales)
CHV - Sacha Kljestan (USA)
CHV - Shavar Thomas (Jamaica)

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So I recently learned GolTV, you know, the non-stop soccer channel and U.S. home to the Spanish Liga and German Bundesliga, was dropped by Dish Network and is available only through DirectTV on satellite television That's great for DirectTV customers,... Click to continue reading...

Lots of soccer taking place this weekend. Lots of MLS action and lots of World Cup qualifiing action across the world! Here's a few to keep an eye on today and tomorrow: USA at Cuba - 8pm- ESPN Classic and Telefutura Jamaica at Mexico - 5:30pm- Telemundo New England Revolution at Columbus Crew - 7:30pm- HDNet New York Red Bulls [. Click to continue reading...

Courtesy of Bernardo Fallas' blog on the Chron site, check out this schedule from now until Halloween for Dynamo, playing CONCACAF Champions League and MLS (not to mention WCQ games for some of them):

Sunday: vs. K.C. at Robertson, 2 p.m. MLS
Sept. 13: at San Jose, 9 p.m. MLS
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The past couple of days got me thinking, this year we've seen so many trades between the clubs. Some moves have paid off and others have been more of a waste than anything. I felt like today was a good day to look back at the moves that have paid off and the moves that [...] Click to continue reading...

Week 24 is already off to a hot start with Colorado's rare road upset of FC Dallas last night. The move bumped the Rapids back into the playoff picture for the time being. Several other clubs hope their luck can change like that this weekend as each club faces some more must-win matches. Back to our [. Click to continue reading...

So the Rapids surprised everyone, especially myself with their 1-0 win against Dallas in a very empty Pizza Hut Park. We'll see if Colorado can back that up and make a run at the playoffs, but I'll leave that til Monday. The big story for this weekend is the number of players who will be [...] Click to continue reading...

NEWS: The 16-team field for the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League is set, and it pits the Dynamo against rather interesting foes, including Mexico City's UNAM Pumas. Pumas earned passage after beating Jamaica's Harbour View 3-0 on Thursday... Click to continue reading...

NEWS: D.C. United won its second Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday night, edging the Charleston Battery of the United Soccer Leagues 2-1 at RFK Stadium. The Battery came up short in their bid to become the first non-MLS... Click to continue reading...

The draw for the group stage was actually conducted at the same time as the qualifying round, but for reasons known only to CONCACAF, the groups were announced yesterday. Here they are - the details will get filled in as the qualifying round progresses.Group ADC UnitedSaprissaCruz AzulMarathónGroup BHouston DynamoL. Click to continue reading...

NEWS: Well, it will be up to the Dynamo and D.C. United to hold MLS' name high in the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Champions League. The New England Revolution and Chivas USA have bowed out before the tournament even... Click to continue reading...

With World Cup qualifiers in full-swing over the next ten days, several other MLS players have been called into the fold for their respective countries.The New York Red Bulls will be missing midfielder Jorge Rojas, who has been called up to the Venezuelan National Team for their upcoming matches against Peru (Sept. Click to continue reading...

NEWS: Dynamo defender Eddie Robinson, who left Sunday's 2-1 win over Chicago with a left hamstring strain late in the second half, is questionable for Sunday's match against Kansas City. If you missed it, here is what Robinson said about... Click to continue reading...

Our friends over at DynamoPlanet.com have conducted a very interesting interview with Houston Dynamo General Manager Oliver Luck. We thought might like to read it. Here in an excerpt:

DP: Of all the games during the year, which team do you enjoy winning against more than any other both within MLS or International?

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I'm trying not to make this such a Columbus love fest here but when your hot it has to be noted and right now the Columbus Crew are indeed hot. The main reason is because of the way things are clicking on the offensive side of the ball and also to a degree on the [...] Click to continue reading...

Not a whole lot of change this week in the WVH Power Rankings. The Labor Day weekend saw the Crew go on top of the standing and the Rapids fall to the bottom of the standings. In regards to the standings here on WVH, it is pretty much the same on top as it is [...] Click to continue reading...

Welcome back to work. Hope you enjoyed the holiday. Lots of news to talk about, so let's cut to the chase and give you the headlines and links to the good stuff: • Manchester City pulls out a stunner and... Click to continue reading...

What can we really say about how things are going this season in Major League Soccer. From week to week we find a new club to move up the charts or a move down the charts. All it takes is a victory to do so with the jam packed standings these days. After 23 weeks [...] Click to continue reading...

Happy Labor Day, all! Hope you're enjoying the holiday. If you didn't get the day off, join the club. But, hey, it's Labor Day after all, right? The Dynamo should be enjoying their day off today after rallying from a... Click to continue reading...

Follow Chron.com's live game commentary. The Dynamo look to get the ball rolling again and rebound from last week's 3-0 loss at New York when they host Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Brian McBride and the rest of the Chicago Fire beginning... Click to continue reading...

NEWS: Let's get this out of the way first because, well, we knew it was coming. Canada has asked Dynamo starters Dwayne De Rosario and Pat Onstad to join them for upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Honduras (ouch) on Sept.... Click to continue reading...

Houston Stadium nears: (Click for video)

St Louis Stadium fades....(story here) Click to continue reading...