* Dynamo pre-season schedule unveiled: February 1st pre-season training begins for 10 days
San Jose 1 week trip to play Earthquakes and college team
Feb. 17-24 Pan Pacific tournament
Return to Houston for on week of training
March 3-10 San Antonio pre-season event with DC, Toronto and Chivas USA
March 12th Concacaf Champions Cup vs. Municipal in Guatemala
March 19th home vs . Municipal
Saturday March 22nd -game in outlying city like Austin or OKC
MLS opener at NE

*Eto’o to break record? Cameroonian striker could break the all time goals score record in the African Nations Cup this Wednesday when they take on Sudan in Group C. If he scores it would be his 15th goal all time and would eclipse the record currently held by Ivory Coast’s Laurent Pokou.

*Dynamo will sign another goalkeeper today that has played in England and Scotland but is not a household name.

*Speaking of goalkeeper’s Chivas USA’s Brad Guzan who should be in Houston for the US/Mexico game has received a four million dollar offer to MLS from Aston Villa for his services. More attention for MLS players. The offer doubles Scotland’s Celtic’s offer. Remember how Guzan was shelled in year one for Chivas USA.

*South America’s side: DC United……….They continue to be the best in MLS at securing talent south of the border . DC United have acquired the following South American players: Marcelo Gallardo-Argentina (2 World Cups) mid
Gonzalo Peralta-Argentina defender
Franco Neill -Argentina , for. loan Argentinos Jrs.
Gonzalo Martinez-Colombia def (Colombian Int)
Jose Carvallo Peru- GK

*Podcast available from last nights Dynamo Power Hour’s with Glenn Davis at www.790thesportsanimal.com, interviews include US National team members Ricardo Clark, Taylor Twellman, Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear and Rumbo newspaper writer Gustavo Rangel

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