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A pesar de que tuvo ofertas para quedarse en Europa, el nuevo atacante del Houston Dynamo, Sergio “Koke” Contreras, se encuentra ansioso por venir a jugar a la MLS. El originario de Málaga, España tiene la plena confianza de que va triunfar en los Estados Unidos y de que viene a una liga que va en ascenso.
FutbolMLS.com habló con Koke vía telefónica mientras el ex jugador del Aris de Grecia estaba esperando tramitar su visa para poder finalmente poder viajar a Houston.
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Houston Dynamo midfielder Danny Cruz is raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with a campaign entitled Cruzin’ for a Cure, including an upcoming auction, campaign T-shirts, and a special ticket package for the Dynamo’s May 4 match, the club announced today.
VIDEO: Cruzin’ for a Cure press conference
Cruz and the Dynamo have set an ambitious goal of raising $ 30,000 for LLS, with Cruz participating in the Man of the Year campaign. Cruz’s passion for the campaign stems from his friendship with Brendon Farmer, a leukemia patient who …

The Houston Dynamo announced on Monday that the opponent for the 2011 Dynamo Charities Cup will be English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers — the current club of former Dynamo fan favorite Stuart Holden.
The U.S. international midfielder, who is recovering from a serious knee injury and may not be fit in time for the Charities Cup match on July 20, was in Houston for the announcement and sat down with MLSsoccer.com to talk about Bolton, the Dynamo, and his “tweeps.”
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Tickets for five Houston Dynamo home games from May 21-July 9 will go on sale today at 11:30 a.m. on HoustonDynamo.com.
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The middle stretch of the Dynamo’s home schedule kicks off with a bang on Saturday, May 21, when the Dynamo host the New York Red Bulls, featuring French superstar Thierry Henry, Mexican standout Rafa Marquez, and former Dynamo midfielder Dwayne De Rosario. The clubs played to a tense 1-1 draw at Red Bull Arena on April 2, and Houston will be looking to take the season series from …

Former Dynamo midfielder Stuart Holden is in town while recovering from injury and joined the Dynamo at their downtown offices on Monday to announce that his new club, English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers, will be the opponent in the 2011 Dynamo Charities Cup. The match will be played at Robertson Stadium on July 20.
For video from Monday’s press conference, click here or see below:
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Dynamo Academy teams had mixed results on the first day of the 32nd Dallas Cup Sunday, highlighted by solid wins from the U-16 and U-15 teams.
In the most high profile match, the Dynamo’s first venture into the U-19 Super Group, Houston fell 2-0 to a strong side from Coritiba of Brazil. Goalkeeper Pedro Gutierrez Mora made three key saves in the first half, but Houston could not take advantage with the wind on its side in the second half. The Dynamo’s best chance came from a Nono free kick in …

Just five games into the 2011 season, the Houston Dynamo are looking to accomplish something they could only do once in all of 2010: win back-to-back games. After notching a 3-1 win over the expansion Vancouver Whitecaps last Sunday, the Dynamo now host the New England Revolution Sunday night at Robertson Stadium.
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“We took the whole season last year to win two games in a row,” said Dynamo midfielder Brad Davis. “So this is an opportunity for us to go out there and get a win and …

On Sunday, Dallas welcomes the world. The 32nd annual Dallas Cup, North America’s top youth tournament, gets underway this weekend as 70 youth soccer teams from overseas line up against the best youth teams the US has to offer.
Among those playing are academy teams some of the biggest clubs in the world, including Arsenal, Corinthians, and Barcelona. It’s that list of international teams that has the tournament’s executive director Gordon Jago excited about this year’s iteration.
“The number of international teams coming this year has been very, very positive for us,” …

Despite working on a tight time schedule, the Houston Dynamo were able to beat the clock and make a last-minute splash in the MLS spring transfer window. The Dynamo announced two transfer deadline-day deals on Friday for Spanish forward Sergio Koke and Jamaican international midfielder Je-Vaughn Watson.
“We’re excited,” said Dynamo president of business operations Chris Canetti. “We knew we needed to make some moves, and that was our desire to get it done before the transfer window.”
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Heading into last weekend with the transfer deadline looming, the Dynamo …

The Houston Dynamo are looking to build on their Robertson Stadium form and win back-to-back games when they play host to the New England Revolution on Sunday evening. The Dynamo are looking to do something it took the entirety of the 2010 season to do – and defeat New England for the first time at home – after a 3-1 win against Vancouver last weekend. The Revolution are coming off their first defeat of 2011, a 2-0 home loss to Real Salt Lake.
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