Photo courtesy houstondynamo.comThe Houston Dynamo are in the business of importing forwards these days. Currently, they employ forwards from the African nations of Ghana and Sierra Leone, and even their U.S. International hails from the far off island of Hawaii.The Dynamo's newest signee, forward Luis Angel Landin, comes from just south of the border.
Team owner Oscar De La Hoya has apparently made good on his promise to bring a Mexican national to the Dynamo. I guess the Dynamo don't buy
Photo courtesy Houston DynamoThe Houston Dynamo joined the Columbus Crew and Los Angeles Galaxy as the only clubs to clinch a spot in the 2009 MLS Playoffs. They secured their spot on Sunday with a 1-1 tie against the Kansas City Wizards.However, the result now puts the Dynamo in second place in the Western Conference, one point behind the Los Angeles Galaxy.The Dynamo's lone goal came in the 26th minute, when Luis Angel Landin scored his first goal in MLS action. Brian Mullan assisted on th
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David Beckham, getting read to bend it like his own self.David Beckham made his Houston debut Sunday afternoon at Robertson Stadium, as the Los Angeles Galaxy came to duel it up with the Dynamo. Although neither team scored, the game did have some intrigue.In the 81st minute, Beckham slid into a reckless tackle on Dynamo's Ricardo Clark. That led to an altercation between both clubs, and ended with the ejection of Dynamo forward Brian Ching."It is just poor manage
Photo courtesy Houston DynamoThe Houston Dynamo found themselves in familiar territory Sunday evening, one step closer to the MLS Cup. After their 1-0 overtime victory against the Seattle Sounders FC, the Dynamo advanced to the Western Conference Finals.Sunday's game was the second leg of a two-game, aggregate goal series. The first game was a 0-0 draw in Seattle last week. Because neither team scored at the end of regulation yesterday, they went to overtime to determine the winner.Five minut