Soccer Matters with Glenn Davis on Fox Sports Houston presented by Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute airs Thursday 6:30 pm. I visit with Dynamo defender Mike Chabala on his first MLS goal and current confidence also Dynamo midfielder Geoff Cameron who says his new role is a work in progress. Top ten goals and more on this show which airs on Comcast and ATT Uverse.

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UNITED STUNNED IN FINAL MOMENT BY BAYERN

Not only was Manchester United stunned in the final moments of their match in Bavaria against Bayern Munich 2-1, but they also suffered more residual damage with Wayne Rooney going off with an ankle injury. He left the Allianz Arena in a protective cast. According to a report from Sky Sports, Rooney will be out 2-4 weeks and will miss the huge Chelsea clash this weekend and the 2nd leg of the Bayern Champions league match-up.
Rooney is undergoing a scan today to determine the severity of the injury as England and United fans hold their breath. United take on Chelsea this weekend in a huge match at Old Trafford with EPL title implications.

Scoring summary: MAN UTD Rooney-2nd minute
BAYERN Ribery- 76th minute
BAYERN Olic- 90th minute
What about the reaction from Ivica Olic on the game winning goal. Priceless!

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ON TODAY

Arsenal take on former teammate Thierry Henry and Barcelona at the Emirates (1:30 pm FSC)
Inter Milan take on CSKA Moscow also (4:30 FSC repeat)

Speaking of Inter here is a gem of a quote from the quotable Jose Mourinho.
“I always speak in a very honest way and if I do it about Serie A I will be suspended. My situation is clear. I am very happy at Inter but not in Italian football.”
Chelsea fans get ready for the return of the ’special one’ down the road.

STRAKE JESUIT ROLLS
The theme of undefeated continues with Strake Jesuit College Prepatory coached by Bill McDonald. The Crusaders got a 2-1 win last night against nemesis Katy in High School playoffs to continue their march towards a state title. The squad is still undefeated and ranked nationally.
“It is big for us and a little bit of a revenge factor as they(Katy) knocked us out last year,” said Strake coach Bill McDonald. “To take down the regional champs from last year was a big accomplishment.”
Patrick Wall (Eclipse Soccer Club, Dynamo Academy) who is going on a scholarship to Notre Dame as goalkeeper played for Strake as a field player and scored along with Kyle Ruck (Eclipse) in the 2-1 win.

For more on high school soccer scores go to UIL.UTEXAS.EDU

MIKE CHABALA AND MAICON

If you were to model your game after an attacking outside back you might choose Inter Milan’s and Brazil’s Maicon. The attacking 28 year old outside back is one of the most respected in the world. Dynamo defender Mike Chabala in an interview with me yesterday which will air on Fox Sports Houston conveyed to me that his goal against FC Dallas was Maicon inspired. How you might ask? Chabala watched videos of Maicon on youtube before going out against FC Dallas this past weekend to open the MLS 2010 season.
Chabala scored his first ever professional goal against Dallas in the 1-1 draw.
My assumption is this will become a pre-game ritual for Chabala.

Thanks to all who made it to Lucky’s Pub last night for live radio and Dynamo All Access with Glenn Davis last night on Sportstalk790 AM radio.
The podcast is up and available at Sportstalk790.com and includes interviews with Dynamo players Mike Chabala and Adrian Serioux. Also, we shined the light last night on the high school game with coaches Kevin Johnson of Kingwood and Bill McDonald of Strake Jesuit. Both of these coaches have been involved in the high school game for 20+ years.

Today is a huge day for high school soccer playoffs and a huge day in Champions League play:

Manchester United vs. Bayern Munich from the Allianz Arena in Munich

Lyon vs. Bordeaux

Give me your thoughts on the Champions league and all other things soccer related today in this open forum. Are you excited about the possibility of Manchester United coming to Houston to play in the MLS All Star game? How do the Dynamo match up against Real Salt Lake for Thursday’s game at Robertson Stadium and will you be there? What about the goal and the story that Mike Chabala has become at left back?
Did you know that Stuart Holden has been signed to Nike and Livestrong? Does United top Bayern today in Munich?
As for me it is off to Robertson Stadium to tape another edition of SOCCER MATTERS WITH GLENN DAVIS for Fox Sports Houston . The show will air this Thursday at 6:30 pm and is presented by Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute.

Need passes for the Dallas Cup courtesy of Fiesta? Email me at gdavis98@swbell.net and get over to the RICHMOND ARMS today for Champions League matches.

The MLS All Star game is coming to Houston this summer and Reliant Stadium. Fresh on the heels of the World Cup the soccer celebration will continue in the Bayou City and will be an opportunity to showcase the sport and the city. Many felt a Mexican club like America might be the opponent for the MLS All Stars and were less than thrilled.
Not that we don’t like Mexican clubs but they will be here anyway participating in the Superliga, besides they are regular visitors to our city.
SportsBusiness Journal is reporting that CAA Sports and Soccer United Marketing are working on a deal to bring Manchester United in as the opponent for the MLS All Stars.
United last toured in 2004 which incidentally was the tour that then United goalkeeper Tim Howard formerly of the MLS Metrostars debuted.

The club could tour without stars like Wayne Rooney and Brazilian Anderson who will be coming off commitments from the World Cup.
Manchester United is arguably the biggest brand on the planet when it comes to sporting properties.
Are you excited that Man U might just be coming to Houston?

If you are interested in attending the Dallas Cup let me know tonight at the live show as I have passes courtesy of FIESTA.

DYNAMO ALL ACCESS WITH GLENN DAVIS TONIGHT AT LUCKY”S PUB DOWNTOWN AT 7pm-9pm

Carlos Ruiz and Herculez Gomez both scored in a 2-1 Puebla win over Club America.
Both formerly played at the LA Galaxy and Gomez last played for the Colorado Rapids.
Gomez now has seven goals for Puebla out of the 20 they have scored.
Another MLS player making good abroad.

ON LOCATION RADIO TONIGHT AT 7pm

We take the radio show on location tonight as Sports Talk 790 and Dynamo All Access with Glenn Davis hits Lucky’s Pub downtown.
The pub is near the new stadium location. Guests include Dynamo goal-scorer and defender Mike Chabala as well as Adrian Serioux.
Join me dowtown for the best in soccer talk as we get ready for the Dynamo home opener against RSL Thursday.
Call in number to the show if you don’t make it in is 713-212-5790 and the show streams at sportstalk790.com
Will you be there?

Check prior posts for reaction to the Dynamo 1-1 draw with FC Dallas……..

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As we all know it is one game in a long season but here are a few thoughts on the opening MLS games. Simply ask yourself if you ever thought RSL would win the league title last year? Wild, wacky world of MLS got off to a start this weekend with an abundance of goals !!! Now before I get into the Dynamo/FC Dallas game I condition this post with a few things to keep in mind. It is game one of a long season and the conditions at FC Dallas were windy which clearly influenced the game.

DYNAMO 1 at FC DALLAS 1

WINNER: Left back Mike Chabala who scored his first ever MLS goal. Do you think he would even be in MLS at this point if not for the valuable time he gained playing in the then MLS reserve division. His ability to get a forward was a benefit to the Dynamo and he produced the lone Dynamo goal off an excellent right-footed finish. Chabala reminds us that the CBA agreement and re-examining a reserve division is a must in the future and should never have been abolished.

TOUGH DAY: Brian Ching who got little to attack from wide areas when it came to delivery and Eddie Robinson who went off with an injured hamstring and is out for Thursday night’s match against Real Salt Lake.

GOOD FORTUNE: From the 70-76th minute Jeff Cunningham had three dangerous chances against a Dynamo defense that was reeling. Fortunately Cunningham did not make the Dynamo pay.

LITTLE IMPACT: College Station’s and FC Dallas’s Brek Shea had no impact on this game.

DYNAMO SUBS: Center back Ryan Cochrane came on and got the business done in place of Eddie Robinson. Cory Ashe came in on the right side of midfield for Brian Mullan and did not seem comfortable while Luis Landin for Dominic Oduro was tough to judge although Landin nearly got on the end of an Andrew Hainault cross late in the match.

MOST DANGEROUS DYNAMO PLAYERS OTHER THAN CHABALA THE GOAL SCORER: Dominic Oduro stretched FC Dallas on a few occasions with his pace including only 5 minutes in. His one on one chance against FC Dallas goalkeeper Dario Sala in the 30th minute was his best chance. Brad Davis three long range testers including a blast off the free kick that missed by inches in the 61st minute. Geoff Cameron also had some efforts from long range on a few occasions so on this day the Dynamo did not hesitate to let go from longer range.

GOOD GOALS: The goals came two minutes apart from Mike Chabala (36th) and Attiba Harris (38th).

RECOGNITION OF SHOOTING OPPORTUNITIES: Last year it was far to say at times the Dynamo over-passed it. If Geoff Cameron and Brad Davis continue to shoot for longer range the goals will follow.

The Dynamo played a bit different based on personel, and the game was quite direct at times. Cameron is still a work in progress in central midfield when it comes to dictating and controlling a game with his decisions, finding ways to get the ball. The game was direct and it might just be a bit more like that this year without the controlling prescence of Stuart Holden but don’t make the mistake of comparing the two as they are completely different players. Brad Davis is now the one player more than any other on the Dynamo that can put his foot on the ball and calm a game down, he needs to get alot of the ball every game and continues to seek it out inside which will give Mike Chabala at the right times the option to get forward. The conditions were windy making it a tough day to play but a point on the road in game one against your rival is a good start to 2010 from a result stand-point.

WHERE THE HELL WERE THE FANS…..? Incredible field, decent day except for the wind, very interesting team in FC Dallas, rivalry match, home opener and the Dallas Cup Youth International tournament going on and only 8K fans and 20% were Orange clad Dynamo fans? Not to mention the game featured two time MLS Cup winners who got to the Western Conference Final last year. I could not find any information on FC Dallas prior to the game generated out of the Dallas Fort Worth area. The papers on game day had the normal singular, “hey we need an FC Dallas article”.

Other MLS Games:

Real Salt Lake 3 at San Jose 0:
Embarrassing start for San Jose losing at home 3-0 and losing Chris Leitch to a red card. Granted the goals were excellent from RSL. An amazing bomb from Javier Morales (my vote for goal of the week), a super chip from Fabian Espindola and then another amazing Morales effort off the free kick. Arturo Alvarez and San Jose suffering from stage fright according to coach Frank Yallop. Bobby Convey subbed out at halftime for San Jose was less than impressive. Real Salt Lake living up to the MLS Cup Champion label.

Chicago 0 at New York 1:
Great stadium, great win in an ok game. New York is clearly a better organized and defined team based on the games that I have seen. Linpere hits a bending screamer for the game’s lone goal. Brian McBride over-head kick goes off the post after “Bouna time” Coundoul shenanigans. Nice to see New York looking competitive but will they still be coming out to Red Bull Arena come the dog days of July and August ? I hope so!! Thierry Henry, Raul or a superstar signing in their future?

Toronto FC 0 at Columbus 2
Starting for center back Chad Marshall, Andy Iro scored the game winning goal and became the hero of the day. Guillermo Barros Schelotto Toronto FC lose in the debut of Preki which will only add fuel to the fire in Canada.

DC 0 at KC 4
KC crushes DC and former coach Curt Onalfo in a battle between two teams that look alot different. Former Houston area players Kei Kamara (Dynamo) and Davey Arnaud (Nederland, TX) get the opening two goals. One game and a heavy loss leads to heavy pressure in the already pressure cooker atmosphere of DC United .

Colorado 1 at Chivas USA
Debutante Martin Vazquez and Chivas USA lose out on an Omar Cummings goal at the Home Depot Center. Colin Clark returns for the Rapids three pronged attack which includes Cummings and Conor Casey.

THUMBS UP:

*THOSE WHO TRAVELED: From Dynamo fans, to RSL fans, Chicago…you are making an impact!!!

* GREAT GOALS: We saw alot of them during week one of MLS. From the wonder hits from Javier Morales from RSL, Joel Lindpere of New York’s swerving 18 yard hit to Attiba Harris of FC Dallas cutting to his right and hitting and accurate blast against Houston. Keep the goals coming……

YELLOW CARD: Coach PETER NOWAK of Philly focusing on Freddy Ljunberg and Seattle opposed to his team after a 2-0 loss on Thursday.

PLAYERS OUT OF POSITION: There is a good chance that Jonathan Bornstein and Heath Pearce could be a starting left back at the next World Cup.
Problem is neither are currently playing that postion in MLS. Bornstein played as a center back for Chivas USA in their
1-0 loss to Colorado while Heath Pearce played right back for FC Dallas. Neither looked comfortable.

FANS ? Great stadiums, some beautiful looking surfaces (San Jose and FC Dallas come to mind) and good atmosphere’s but alot of empty seats (LA, Chivas, Dallas, Columbus) for the opening of the season!

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DALLAS CUP KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND
The Dallas Cup continues to be an amazing youth soccer tournament based on the diversity of teams involved.
The tournament kicks off this weekend and the Supergroup has an amazing array of clubs participating including Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Monterrey, Chivas, Tigres, Eintracht Frankfurt and the United States and Mexican under 20 national teams.

This tournament remains extremely difficult for youth teams to gain entry into . Here are the Houston are clubs that are participating:

Supergroup: None
u19: Houston Leones, Eclipse, Houston Dynamo Academy South
u17: Eclipse
u16: none
u15 Tigres
u14 TSC Texans pre-academy
u13: Texas Rush

STRAKE JESUIT REMAINS UNDEFEATED AT BOYS LEVEL AS REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS ARE SET IN HIGH SCHOOL.

5A Boys Regional Quarterfinals March 29, 30
Katy vs. Strake Jesuit
Brazoswood vs. Clear Lake
Kingwood vs. Cinco Ranch
Clements vs. North Shore

5A Girls Regional Quarterfinals March 29, 30
Lamar vs. Seven Lakes
Clear Lake vs. Deer Park
Kingwood vs. Cinco Ranch
Fort Bend Austin vs. Clearbrook

What are your thoughts on the high school game? For complete state playoff bracketing including 4A go to UIL.UTEXAS.EDU

It was a gorgeous day today at Dynamo training as the squad prepared under coach Dominic Kinnear.
A usual Friday before game day…….technique work, finishing and some functional work with defenders headed up by John Spencer. The Dynamo seemed loose and looking forward to finally getting their season underway.
Apart from myself the only other media I saw at Carl Lewis Track and Field Stadium were the guys from Telemundo.
So lets speculate on what the lineup will be on Saturday night. So hear is my guess:

GK Pat Onstad
Def Mike Chabala
Def Bobby Boswell
Def Eddie Robinson
Def Andrew Hainault
Mid Richard Mulrooney
Mid Geoff Cameron
Mid Brian Mullan
Mid Brad Davis
For Brian Ching
For Dominic Oduro

Chabala seems the front runner for this game at left back based on the fitness of Adrian Serioux and the abscence of Lovel Palmer whom to the best of my knowledge is still getting his paperwork sorted out to come to the U.S. This puts a former All Star in midfield in Mulrooney in the holding role and brings alot of experience. Of course down the road you could see Mulrooney at right back and Hainault at left back as an option if Palmer or Serioux claim the holding role.
Brad Davis and Brian Mullan are the incumbents out wide and Cameron is still figuring out the central midfield role but that will only come with getting games and as he proved last year he is a fast learner. It is a tough move in some ways though because as a central defender the game is in front of you. It is much different, faster in a central midfield role.
There could be a great attacking upside to Cameron in midfield at times becoming a third striker and attacking from late.

Up front Dominic Oduro has scored goals all throughout pre-season and could with his pace make FC Dallas step back and create more space for Brian Ching and the Dynamo midfield. Brian Ching is the axis up front and will be interesting to see how much he comes back into the hole looking for the ball against FC Dallas. Look to see him coming back to the ball a bit more than Oduro who is the threat over the top. Would love to see Ching come off the FC Dallas defense, get turned and pick out Oduro behind their defense.
Luis Landin should get minutes up front in this one you would think.
Able reserves will be Serioux, Cory Ashe as well. All in all a good looking lineup against a rival and a team in FC Dallas that finishing strong last year and now has furthered the imprint of their coach Shellas Hyndmann on all areas of the organization. From the outside looking in , he clearly looks in charge of all player moves and ideas.
A tough but exciting opener tomorrow at FC Dallas.

Key Dallas players: Jeff Cunningham- finished last year on a goal scoring tear.
Daniel Hernandez- captain and huge influence on club after being signed last season
Heath Pearce- another good addition
David Fereirra- Colombian is silky smooth and a problem showing up in different areas of the field.
Dax McCarty- simple with the ball, hard working
Brek Shea- College Station, Texas and another close to our area youth product.
This team has good overall speed and that is apparently what made former FC Dallas midfielder Dave van Den Berg expendable if you read the Dallas papers.

FC Dallas is apparently going to sign another striker that will be available during the summer transfer window.

Don’t forget to check in on my prior entry and remember Roma against Inter Milan tomorrow in Rome is another great game to catch!!
Are you heading to Dallas or I mean Frisco? What does your soccer weekend entail? Send me your story ideas at gdavis98@swbell.net….If you know of a youth team, club , player or high school team that deserves mention…email me at gdavis98@swbell.net

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SEATTLE TOPS UNION

Great to see Philadelphia finally get their first game under their belt and great to see that Seattle picked up where they left off with amazing support on a Thursday night.
Now looking at this lineup and roster before this game you knew it would be difficult for a youthful squad in front of 36,241. Additionally, nobody expected both of these teams to be hitting all cyclinders and nor would either coach want them to be at this point.
Union manager Peter Nowak fielded what may have been the youngest lineup in MLS history with names like Dave Myrie, Roger Torres, Danny Mwanga (number one draft choice) and brought on Amobi Okugo and Jack McInerney as second half subs. In Nowak type fashion this will be a team that is molded in his playing image. One that will hit, tackle and fight for sure.
On this night it was too many young players to ‘blood’ and it was evident as experience and familiarity with the league seemingly was the difference for Seattle who got goals from Brad Evans (12) and Fredy Montero(43).
Wet conditions also hindered the evening and the Union put themselves in a hole after Toni Stahl was ejected in minute 40 for a few reckless, college type tackles. Stahl was a midfielder in college at Uconn and will be tested to learn a new position and lets face it , his tackle from behind on Montero was not smart. One might have wondered why a veteran like Shavar Thomas did not get the start but he may have been carrying an injury?
The Union fought through it in the second half and will take that away as a confidence builder and Seattle will be disappointed that they could not produce a third goal and put this game away.
Philadelphia, the youngest team in the league will benefit from the return of Brazilian Fred and Shavar Thomas in the future.
Union manager Peter Nowak seemed focused on Seattle star Freddy Ljunberg.

“I think that if you play the game, you should play it fair and not whine about every foul,” said Nowak referring to Ljunberg. “He is a world class player that has played in a bunch of games, he is high caliber player, something like that is below his standards, but that’s just what I think, that’s just Peter Nowak’s thoughts…if he did that back in England with Arsenal and West Ham fans would be booing him.”

Philadelphia did look to impose itself physically on both Ljunberg and Montero and in fact Danny Califf got an early yellow card with a message sending foul early in the match. As for booing Ljunberg, I remember Houston fans really getting at him in last year’s playoffs. Seattle is a different team without Ljunberg as all could see in the second half.

Star men: Freddy Ljunberg, Osvaldo Alonso and Steve Zakuahani for Seattle

Philadelphia: Roger Torres

One game and we are off and running in MLS. And by the way, an average game looks a-lot better when there are 36,241 fans in the seats.

MLS Schedule: Today: Colorado vs. Chivas USA 9:30 Martin Vazquez debut as head coach for Chivas USA.
Saturday: Toronto FC vs. Columbus 3:00 Preki first game at Toronto FC and Dwayne DeRosario in action.
DYNAMO vs. FC Dallas 3:00 Dynamo without Cam Weaver and Lovel Palmer .
DC United vs. KC 6:3 Former KC coach Onalfo back against KC and Vermes…split was not a good one last year.
RSL vs. San Jose 8:00 MLS Cup champs in action before heading to Houston next Thursday.
NE vs. LA 10:00 Depleted Revs against Landon Donovan and new Brazilians…..
Chicago at New York New stadium, new challenge with Fire
Did you see the Seattle/Philly game last night? What impressions did you take away from the game and the broadcast of MLS? What thoughts do you have on the opening weekend in MLS?

Boca Jrs. defeated River Plate in a make-up of their rained out Argentine first division match from the weekend 2-0. Both remain off the pace in Argentina.

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Celtic had never lost at St. Mirren in 21 years but that all came crashing down in dramatic form aided by former NE Revolution midfielder Andy Dorman who scored twice.
The 4-0 put St. Mirren in to rapture while traveling Celtic fans booed their own squad.
Manager Tony Mowbray and has staff are now out and Neil Lennon takes over as interim manager.

SEATTLE vs. PHILLY

I am interested in seeing this one tonight and taking a look at Philadelphia and former Dynamo striker Alejandro Moreno (8:30 pm on Espn2).
I am sure that Philadelphia will be a hard working collective unit in the mold of their manager Peter Nowak and I am looking forward to seeing some players on that squad that I know little about. It is a sell-out in Seattle!!!

CHELSEA INJURY WOES CONTINUE

Defender Ricardo Carvalho of Chelsea was a casualty this week in their 5-0 win over Portsmouth. Carvalho damaged ankle ligaments to join the Chelsea walking wounded that includes Michael Essien, Peter Cech and Ashley Cole. Carvalho is expected out for a month………

Thoughts?

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BARRETT DESERVES PRAISE

The end of an outstanding career now leads to the beginning of a coaching career for Dynamo defender Wade Barrett as he is apparently set to be named a Dynamo assistant coach tomorrow at a Thursday press conference. Barrett and Erik Ustruck were both left of the Dynamo roster which had to be submitted to the league today in order to comply.
The Dynamo now have a roster spot and additional room under the salary cap .
I have always respected the professional attitude of Barrett, his talents and his respect for the game of soccer. I liked the way he went about his business even when he was unfairly and solely criticized by some for the Dynamo loss to the New York Red Bulls in the 2008 playoffs. One of the first times I met Barrett was when he like many of the San Jose players stood on the steps of City Hall pretending that they were excited about coming to Houston. The second time was when I ran into him and his wife in the Heights when they were looking for a place to live. I always liked his genuine nature.
When a kid out of Virginia Beach, Virginia goes to William and Mary College, then becomes an MLS All Star and best 11 player, wins three MLS Cups and earns contracts in Denmark (Aarhus) and Norway (Fredrikstad) we realize it has been a real journey for the Dynamo captain who hoisted two MLS Cups in 2006 and 2007 .
The fact is that the end is always closer to a career than some may think and Barrett through injury and performance last year fell out of first team soccer. But again, I watched a professional fight to get back into the first team. Yes, Barrett was a consumate team player, the kind that sometimes is under-appreciated and needs to be recognized more. One thing is clear, he has had an outstanding career, led by example and is a part of Dynamo lore and something tells me he will take his ethic as a player into a role as a coach.

Erik Ustruck was also dropped and deserves a mention. Ustruck was a great kid and I will remember him for coming on the field with an injury depleted Dynamo in Seattle in front of 30,000 fans and ably holding his own on a day the Dynamo produced an excellent effort and lost out on a controversial goal when Mike Chabala kicked a ball of the line.

Thoughts on Barrett?

OTHER DYNAMO NEWS

Lovel Palmer is still working on getting his paperwork together in Jamaica and at the earliest will be back Friday which makes him doubtful for Saturday at FC Dallas. Cam Weaver is also out with a knee strain so Dominic Kinnear will choose from three strikers in Dominic Oduro, Brian Ching and Luis Landin.
Both Richard Mulrooney and Adrian Serioux will be motivated to play against their former team. FC Dallas should start College Station’s Brek Shea who also has youth national team experience.

SEATTLE and PHILLY open up 2010 season tomorrow at Qwest Field (8:30 pm on ESPN2). A sell-out crowd faces the Philadelphia Union under manager Peter Nowak. It will certainly be a baptism by fire and one wonders if Philadelphia will be able to deal with the environment? James Riley is suspended and former Dynamo Patrick Ianni could get the start for the Sounders.
Sebastien LeToux heads back to Seattle after getting picked in the expansion draft……..

*I will be hosting Dynamo All Access the radio show this Monday at Lucky’s Pub in downtown Houston as we get set for the Dynamo home opener against Real Salt Lake on Thursday.
The show will be live from 7-9pm and Dynamo players Bobby Boswell and Adrian Serioux in attendance.

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