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Beating the drum for the Orange.
Seattle, consider the "Celebrity minority owner who hangs out with supporters" gauntlet thrown down squarely at your feet.
Diggin the band...
While Drew Carey may drink and smooze at the ESC cauldron which is actually a pub called Fuel, prior to games, Houston's celebrity minority owner, boxer Oscar De La Hoya gets down right in the middle of the hardcore. Click to continue reading...

Oscar de la Hoya

Recently there has been some chatter that the Houston Dynamo will have a big announcement this week. Since the Dynamo signed Mexican forward Luis Angel Landin on Thursday, its seems that this will be one of three things: an announcement related to the 2010 MLS All-Star Match, an announcement related to the potential friendly against either Club America or Chivas in October, or an announcement related to the construction of a soccer specific stadium for the Houston Dynamo.

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I had some other topics to write about today, like Oscar De La Hoya's retirement or the Dynamo's Soccer Night Out promotion. But then I remembered what today is. If you are reading this you are in no doubt a soccer fan. And if you're a soccer fan then you should know today marks 20 years since the tragedy in Hillsborough.

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You would think I'd learn from my defeat at the hands of Laurie and the Rave Green Crew, but nope. I am putting this blog on the line, one more time.

Offside New - Kid - On - The - Block Jeremy over at the Houston Dynamo blog is begging for a hurtin'! He MUST be to take on the mighty Red Bulls blog (right?

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Last Saturday morning, while he was in town to promote the fights taking place that evening at Houston's Toyota Center, Oscar de la Hoya stopped by Estadio Robertson to chat with reporters while watching his Houston Dynamo host the Montreal Impact in a 70 minute practice match. While most of the de la Hoya press conference focused on the impending fights, Houston's own Juan "The Baby Bull" Diaz, and de la Hoya's future as a boxer, de la Hoya did discuss the team that his Golden Boy Promotions bought an interest in just over a year ago. Click to continue reading...

According to this Houston Chronicle article by Bernard Fallas, the boxer wants a Mexican star on the roster of the Orange Crush.

De La Hoya shooting for the stars

Boxing icon and Dynamo part-owner Oscar De La Hoya said Saturday he is pushing to have the team land a high-profile Mexican player sometime soon, though he admitted no timetable for such acquisition is in place.

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The group of investors previously committed to bringing an MLS expansion club to Las Vegas is now in discussions to buy a portion of the Columbus Crew franchise from Hunt Sports Group, according to a SportsBusiness Journal article. Hunt Sports Group President John Wagner has confirmed that there have been discussions with the group over a potential minority investment, but stressed that no agreements have been reached and talks are ongoing. Click to continue reading...

Two of the men leading MLS expansion charges get the ink from their local papers today. Québécois dairy tycoon andMontréal Impact owner Joey Saputo has an enjoyable Q&A in the Montréal Gazette, while Portland Timbers impresario Merritt Paulson reveals loads of revenue and attendance related dirt on the Rose City club. Click to continue reading...

There are three facts that no one can argue. One, the NBA's Steve Nash is a huge soccer fan. Two, the USL's Vancouver Whitecaps would love to move to MLS. Three, MLS has been more then just a little impressed with the results out of Toronto, thus is very open to the idea of another team in Canada. Click to continue reading...

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This comes to us via our mailbag:
" I've never written ya'll before but i thought this was pretty big news so I thought it would be useful for your website. It was shown by a Mexican News Show (show to be named after i find out which one it was) that broadcasts here in Houston that, Oscar De La Hoya has shown interest and is going to stop at nothing to bring Jared borgetti to the big orange machine. Click to continue reading...

While his team is taking on Chivas USA in Houston, Oscar de la Hoya will wear Dynamo orange as he fights Steve Forbes at the Home Depot Center near LA.

"Since this is my first fight as part owner of the Dynamo, I thought it would be fitting to represent the team by wearing their 'forever orange' color as a part of my ring outfit Saturday night," said De La Hoya, who will also be wearing a Dynamo team patch on his shorts.

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That empty field right there, the proposed site of Dynamo Park in the shadow if downtown, is still on the table, regardless of what you may have read this week about letters and meetings, intimidating and otherwise. (No need to have me run down all the events of yesterday. Read about them here, here and here. Click to continue reading...

Bernardo Fallas over at the Chron yesterday made note of the fact that Dynamo's self-imposed April 1 deadline for a stadium passed without notice and without comment. But you know as a longtime Houstonian who has seen deal after deal done in this city, other than the announcement of the deal itself, I think this is the best possible news. Click to continue reading...

So after hearing that Oscar De La Hoya was my new owner, I now have the honor of joining a small group of athletic men who could say that their boss could not only fire them, but kick their butt after doing so. Although I hear that Will Chang was a master in the Judo [...] Click to continue reading...

Take a good look at that picture, because right there is the three-headed coalition that is going to make Dynamo Park a reality sooner rather than later. Dominic Kinnear has put together the team on the field to produce two titles. Mayor Bill White has coalesced the city's various forces leading to yesterday's purchase of the land for ParadiseTexas. Click to continue reading...

Wow, as Glenn Davis says, "Game On!"
Y'know, throughout the offseason I looked on in mounting trepidation as many other MLS teams were highly, highly active and the only thing Dynamo was seemingly doing was looking forward to a crowded fixture schedule and losing Joseph Ngwenya and Nate Jaqua. Click to continue reading...

Dynamo sent out this e-mail today about a downtown party Friday to welcome the Golden Boy to town. I kinda suspect this will be sparsely attended, but I plan on going anyway. The weather will be nice and if I'm lucky, maybe I'll score an interview. At the very least, I'll take some shots and post them here. Click to continue reading...

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While going through our Spanish language sites of choice we came across this in a report about Houston Dynamo's new celebrity owner-operator, Oscar De La Hoya. We do not believe this is likely at all but it is bound to be a rumor in some communities, since it's published in La Opinion. Click to continue reading...

Glenn Davis' blog has a fascinating interview (read it here) with incoming Dynamo minority owner Oscar De La Hoya. I haven't wanted to post much on De La Hoya and Gabriel Brener's impending acquisition as the reports leave me somewhat confused about the business power structure, and the interview sheds no further light on this. Click to continue reading...

The MLS Champion Houston Dynamo have new owners, sort of. Boxer Oscar De La Hoya and business associate Gabriel Brener are set to purchase 50% of the club while current owners AEG will continue to control the other half.
AEG has placed the value of the Dynamo at more then $40 million, meaning this is at least a $20m investment by the two. Click to continue reading...

Speaking of celebrities and MLS...
Though not really a rumor, there is not much to report today. The Houston Business Journal and others are reporting that title heavyweight boxer Oscar De La Hoya, long rumored to be interested in buying the Houston Dynamo is about to become an owner. Click to continue reading...

The biggest concern for Houston this off-season has been the lack of forwards in the squad, but it looks like that is about to change.
The team is expected to soon announce the signing of Franco Caraccio from the Argentine Primera División's Arsenal de Sarandi. Caraccio appears to be just the type of player Houston coach Dominic Kinnear loves to work with as he has talent but it needs to be developed. Click to continue reading...

There might not yet be a deal to build a soccer stadium for the two-time MLS Champions, but at least the city of Houston and the Dynamo have decided on a location.
The city has agreed to purchase six-blocks of land near downtown that could become home to a Dynamo stadium. However, the two sides still need to workout a great number of details before an actual stadium deal is reached. Click to continue reading...

A group that includes boxer Oscar de la Hoya wants to purchase the Houston Dynamo from current owner Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). It is not clear how far along talks are, but MLS is very interested in seeing the sale take place.
AEG at one time owned over half of the league, but now stands with just two teams, Houston and LA. Click to continue reading...