Ironically David Beckham scored his first free kick goal for LA in front of a half full Home Depot Center.
His 27th minute strike was world class and left DC United goalkeeper Troy Perkins helpless.
Beckham then weighted a beautiful pass to Landon Donovan that led to the second and final LA goal that sends them to the Superliga final against Pachuca.
Ok back to the irony. With ESPN hoping to catch this moment it was Univision who are the sole rights holders to the Superliga on television who caught Beckham’s first goal.
The team clearly looks better with the Beckham influence. More motivated players, more confidence and more organization are clearly evident with Beckham in the line-up. The great ones influence and Beckham did on this evening.
The Beckham/Donovan combination came to life for the first time on the second goal with Beckhams pass turning DC defender Josh Gros inside and out.
He also was clearly committed in to the tackle and got whacked himself by Ben Olsen of DC United.
OK on to more significant moves in the sport of soccer. The Houston Dynamo secured their largest sponsorship ever with Amigo Energy purchasing the front of the Dynamo jerseys for 7.5 million dollars over four years. This is clearly another significant move as the sport goes forward in the world of business.
Business, soccer, community …..it all makes sense in Houston, Texas and more business leaders are realizing the opportunity when sponsoring soccer.
Your thoughts on Beckham and the world of soccer?
Glenn

The show will originate tonite at 7pm live from Planeta Bar-Rio 6400 Richmond Avenue.
Fans are encouraged to come out to what the Dynamo are calling the Dynamo’s Summer Soccer Ball.
The event is free of charge and the broadcast will take place on location with Dynamo players expected to be in attendance plus the Dynamo will announce that Houston based Energy provider Amigo Energy will be the jersey sponsor.
The deal reportedly is worth close to 6 million dollars for the rest of the season and the next two years.
Call in number for the show is 713-212-5790.

The Dynamo/Pachuca Superliga match provided all the elements for 21,000+ fans at Robertson Stadium.
Fantastic goals, three red-cards, sublime play and raw will-power wowed an emotionally connected stadium.
In the end Pachuca wins it on penalty kicks and advances in the Superliga but this night clearly was a night of history in Houston soccer lore.
Professional soccer took another step forward because any fan that attended this game live will never forget this important international match.
What are your thoughts?
Glenn

Dynamo players Ricardo Clark, Stuart Holden and Ryan Cochrane will not be available for this evening’s critical match against Pachuca in the Superliga. Clark still has ankle problems after getting injured in the MLS All Star game and will not be available leaving the ever important holding midfield role to Richard Mulrooney who has performed in that position wonderfully.
Expect something like this for a starting line-up:
Onstad-GK
Waibel-RB
Ianni-CB
Robinson-CB
Barrett-LB
Mulrooney-Holding mid
DeRosario-attacking mid
Mullan -wide mid
Jacqua-wide mid
Ching-For
Ngwenya-For

The Dynamo take on Pachuca tonite in what is one of the biggest games of the year.
Pachuca the champions of Mexico, against the Dynamo the Champions of the USA.
What more can you ask for?
Ticket prices are amazingly cheap! Four tickets for $45 plus a parking pass plus the intimacy of Robertson Stadium.
These teams have played in the Concacaf Champions Cup and the games were amazing with the Dynamo posting a home 2-0 victory.
So why am I not feeling the buzz that I should be around this game?
Has local media failed to grasp the importance of this game that is beamed to various location around the world and will do great ratings on Univision?
What are we missing and what am I missing?
Is it the start time at 9pm? Is this too pro-Hispanic with only the broadcast in Spanish and a 9pm start?
The Rockets, Astros and Texans do not play international games against anyone so this is unique?
Tell me your thoughts on why you are going and why you are not going but tell me something?
Glenn

They were not even sure he would be ready for Sundays game against Manchester United but Reading manager Steve Coppell gave Marcus Hahnemann the start at Old Trafford and he responded with an amazing performance producing five important saves against the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick, Nick O’shea and Wayne Rooney to earn the 0-0 draw and take a road point.
The last time I saw Hahnemann and interviewed him in Colorado his hand was in a cast and he had surgically placed pins strategically placed. Amazing recovery and an amazing performance. When will he get a few games for Bob Bradley and the U.S. National team?
Wayne Rooney fractured his foot in this game and could be out for up to three months after he got caught by Readings Mike Duberry.

What a start to the English Premier League season.
Former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane got his first Premiership win 1-0 as Sunderland beat Tottenham, 60,000 at the Emirates caught the Arsenal come-back over Fulham, Liverpool got a 2-1 win on a Steven Gerrard game-winner over Aston Villa and Manchester United is getting set to kick-off against Reading. Have your say on the amazing start to the EPL season.
Dynamo go down 1-0 at Colorado and look average. The difference a Dwayne DeRosario own goal and if you would have predicted a Colorado victory that would have been the scoreline. They just aren’t dangerous.
Dynamo had the better chances but didn’t produce their best soccer and lost their second consecutive league game. Next up a huge game for the franchise against Pachuca in the Superliga semi-finals this Tuesday.
Fans will want to get out to this one and youth clubs have responded to cancelling training and getting their players and parent out to this rare international game.
This clubs have had the forsight to cancel training : CY FAIR DYNAMOS, TEXAS PREMIER, TEXAS RUSH, TEXANS FC, TEXAS SC, HOUSTONIANS, TEXAS HEATWAVE.
See you on Tuesday at Robertson.
Glenn