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June 22, 2006
Why Do Mexican Soccer Fans Chant "Osama! Osama!" When They Play the United States?
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June 8, 2006
Golazo!
This World Cup game will make you shout like Andr�s Cantor
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August 6, 2009
Soccer, Soccer and... Soccer
This World Cup game will make you shout like Andr�s Cantor
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October 29, 2009
Dynamo Playoff Run Begins Tonight: A League-Wide Preview
Photo courtesy DynamoThe most exciting season in Major League Soccer history came to an end last Sunday. Every game in the final week had playoff implications on the line, whether it was teams fighting for higher seeds, or others simply trying to get into the dance.Now the playoff brackets are se ... More >>
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November 9, 2009
Dynamo Advance, Thanks To A Brian Ching Goal
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-g ... More >>
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November 13, 2009
Dynamo's Playoff Run Continues Tonight: We Predict Victory
What a wild ride the first rounds of the MLS Cup Playoffs were. Two weeks ago, Hair Balls gave our predictions for that round, and we went a perfect 4-4, sort of. We guessed the winners right, but were a bit off on the aggregate scores.The next round of the playoffs are the conference finals, to ... More >>
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November 16, 2009
After OT Playoff Loss, The Dynamo Face A Lot Of Questions
Photo courtesy Houston DynamoThe LA Galaxy put the dagger in the Houston Dynamo's heart last Friday, ending their 2009 season. The 2-0 defeat in overtime left the Orange marooned one step away from the MLS Cup.It was a wild affair in Los Angeles, a game that was interrupted twice for power outag ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
World Cup: Is It Worth It, Rooting For The Americans?
The left-back spot is the Americans' Achilles heelSo the FIFA World Cup is only days away, and you have no idea what to make of Team USA's chances. Sure, they teased us a little last summer with their second-place finish at the Confederations Cup, beating then 1 ranked Spain, then having Brazil o ... More >>
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June 18, 2010
World Cup 2010: What You Need To Know For This Morning's US-Slovenia Match
Donovan should have a big game"Talk is cheap." That's what American goalkeeper Tim Howard said in response to a Slovenian midfielder guaranteeing victory for his country over the US on Friday's meeting. "A lot of boxers talk, too, and they're looking up at the lights. And the next thing they know ... More >>
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June 18, 2010
World Cup 2010: Koman Coulibaly Is Soccer's Jim Joyce
Photo by Monica FuentesHouston fans cheer a GOOOOOOOOLIt was two halves, two teams on Friday morning as the United States tied Slovenia 2-2.Trailing 2-0 at the half, the Americans came to life in the second half to earn another point in the group stage, as they know face a must-win situation agai ... More >>
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June 24, 2010
Hate Mail
Photo by Monica FuentesHouston fans cheer a GOOOOOOOOLIt was two halves, two teams on Friday morning as the United States tied Slovenia 2-2.Trailing 2-0 at the half, the Americans came to life in the second half to earn another point in the group stage, as they know face a must-win situation agai ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
Game Time: 2010 World Cup -- USA Wins! Now Awaits Conference Expansion Invite To Become Part of South America
Photo by Monica Fuentes Catching Cup fever this morning"Soccer is about to cement its place as the worst 'sports bar sport' EVER..." -- Me at the 89-minute mark of the USA-Algeria game today"THIS IS AWESOME!!!" -- Me hugging strangers at the 91-minute mark of the USA-Algeria game today A ... More >>
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June 23, 2010
USA-Algeria: One Terrific Game, One Great Result
The Obama administration brings first-ever winning a groupGod damn, that was a great game.Nerve-wrecking, but a hell of a game.With just a couple of minutes left in stoppage time before the final whistle was blown, American goalkeeper Tim Howard started a counterattack by throwing a Brett Favre-l ... More >>
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June 25, 2010
World Cup 2010: USA-Ghana -- Five Keys To Look For
A moment he'll never forgetThe images of Wednesday morning are still fresh on many people's minds. The image of Landon Donovan putting the US ahead in the 91st minute against Algeria, putting the Americans back in the round of 16 for the first time since 2002.Their opponent on Saturday is Ghana, ... More >>
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June 26, 2010
World Cup 2010: USA-Ghana -- Do You (No Longer) Believe In Miracles?
Yeah, and WE wanted YOU to stop giving up early goalsThey did it once, they did it twice, even three times for awhile, but the US National Team failed to come from behind as they fell to Ghana 2-1 in overtime Saturday.For the third time in this tournament, the US fell behind from an early goal, h ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
World Cup 2010 -- What's The Future Look Like For Team America?
Is Coach Bob Bradley staying?Now that the US has been eliminated from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, it's time to play a little Monday quarterback, futbol style.Even though the US won its group for the first time in this millennium, and even though they made it past the first round (this was the team's ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
Game Time: 2010 World Cup -- I Am Darth Soccer
"Luke!! I am your bad-luck charm!!"If ever there were a sporting event that was tailor-made for watching in a sports bar with a room full of diehard fans, it's World Cup soccer.It's the one sporting event that takes a pretty easily graspable concept for the casual fan (put ball in goal -- and in ... More >>
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July 27, 2010
New Playground: MLS Means Well, But Credit Goes To The Volunteers
Photo by Chasen MarshallPose for the cameras, boysHow many Major League Soccer All-Stars does it take to put in a playground? Apparently only three.Well, three, along with the assistance of nearly 250 sweaty volunteers, most of whom were wearing mud-caked shoes by the end of the day. And don't fo ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
Manchester United vs. MLS All-Stars: Who Will Win?
No Rooney, no winThe day of reckoning is upon us, when a band of Red Devils from Manchester, England visit our fair city to square off against an outfit of America's best. Well, not necessarily the US national team that played in South Africa, but a group of All-Stars from our domestic soccer lea ... More >>
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July 29, 2010
Man Utd Crushes MLS All-Stars: Four Reasons Why
Landon Donovan -- no YouTube highlights this timeEd. note: For photos of last night's game, check out our slideshow.There's no sugar-coating the performance of the MLSers in last night's All-Star Game at Reliant Stadium; they simply got spanked. Manchester United, coming off their 2-1 loss to Kan ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
More Rex Ryan, the Ryan Leaf Trilogy & NFL Best Bets
Rex Ryan: Can you smell them from here is the questionTwo more shopping days left. I need money. You need money. So let's get to winning. And by winning let's find a way to weave more Rex Ryan "foot fetish" talk into a handicapping discussion. Can we do this? (Can we touch them? Can we sm ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Special Soccer Edicion
Rex Ryan: Can you smell them from here is the questionTwo more shopping days left. I need money. You need money. So let's get to winning. And by winning let's find a way to weave more Rex Ryan "foot fetish" talk into a handicapping discussion. Can we do this? (Can we touch them? Can we sm ... More >>
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October 24, 2011
Dynamo Finish In Second Place: 4 Things We Learned
Photo by Marco TorresGreat night at Robertson, even without BeckhamThe Houston Dynamo closed out their 2011 MLS regular season with a bang; dispatching the LA Galaxy 3-1 Sunday night at Robertson Stadium. In doing so, they secured second place in the Eastern Conference and earned a date with ... More >>
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November 4, 2011
Dynamo Defeat Philadelphia: 4 Things We Learned
Photo by Marco TorresDynamo move on in the playoffsSee pics of The Dynamo's final game at Robertson Stadium. For the fourth time in six seasons, the Houston Dynamo are back in the MLS Conference Championship Game. They arrived via their 1-0 win over the Philadelphia Union, 3-1 on the aggrega ... More >>
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November 18, 2011
Do the Dynamo Have a Chance Against the Mighty Galaxy on Sunday?
Photo by Marco TorresSo you're saying there's a chance...."If you wanna crown them, then crown their ass" -- ex-head coach for the Arizona Cardinals, Dennis Green Those words run deep inside the minds of Houston Dynamo faithful, as their team is a heavy underdog to the Los Angeles Galaxy at ... More >>
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November 21, 2011
Dynamo Fall Short In Bid For Third MLS Cup
Photo by Marco TorresNo joy in Dynamoville todayIf ever there was a textbook way of how to go about winning an MLS Cup, the LA Galaxy were the perfect example Sunday night. Their game plan was simple: buy high-priced prima donna players, sign over-the-hill veterans to accompany them, bring in ... More >>
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January 26, 2012
Three Things We Learned from Mexico's Win Over Venezuela at Reliant
Photos by Marco TorresTo get a feel for Mexico's game against Venezuela last night at Reliant Stadium, one only needed to watch the last 25 minutes. Seriously... the previous 65 minutes only produced one Venezuelan goal. Mexico found the net three times at the end - two in a span of a minut ... More >>