Optimism is better known as a positive outlook on a situation with an unclear outcome.
It’s a word that surrounds the to-be-determined U.S. men’s national team roster for this summer’s World Cup, and the match results that will follow.
Less than three months away from the much anticipated opening match with England, optimism in the U.S. camp [...]

The Houston Dynamo announced today that they will travel to California to face MLS rivals the San Jose Earthquakes and Chivas USA as final tune-ups for the Major League Soccer regular season.
The Dynamo will first play San Jose on Wednesday, March 17, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. The match against Chivas [...]

With the 2010 MLS SuperDraft just hours away, clubs are scrambling to solidify their picks so they can move ahead with next season’s preparations. Some teams have already made some impressive (if not questionable) moves. One team that hopes to make some late-round moves is the Houston Dynamo.
Over the past few [...]

Landon Donovan said it best after losing to Brazil earlier this summer in South Africa, it’s not about respect, this team wants to win.  The U.S. men’s national team has not always played the prettiest soccer; but on nights like this, they get the job done.
Needing three points versus the Soca Warriors of Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S. escaped [...]

Summer’s over.  And for U.S. supporters, it probably left a bad taste in their mouths.
The past two matches for the Americans have been losses to rival Mexico: a 5-0 embarrassment at the Gold Cup final, and more recently a disappointing 2-1 loss at Estadio Azteca.
Focusing on the more recent of the two, there are some [...]

Hours after the United States confirmed the Mexico bogey, Richard Farley and Dave Topp broke down the results from Estadio Azteca and evaluate where Wednesday’s loss leaves the country’s program. In the show’s final segment, Richard is joined by Jeff Kassouf, owner of Equalizer Soccer, a site devoted to promoting the women’s game. [...]

Last weekend’s MLS action saw a goal-scoring bonanza with both FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo heavily involved. The two Texas clubs combined for 10 goals, both bringing home much-needed wins.
FC Dallas are coming off of an unprecedented 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Wizards. Jeff Cunningham scored an impressive 4 goals and David Ferreira [...]

Houston Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear must be happy to have Brian Ching and Stuart Holden back in the starting lineup.  Ching scored two goals, nearly netted a third, and Holden drove one in from the penalty spot, helping the Dynamo take home all three points in a 4-3 win over DC United.
Besides improving to a [...]

Two tournaments, two second-place finishes, and more noteably two second-half collapses.
But is that how American supporters should remember this summer’s U.S. soccer campaign?
The U.S. failed to hold a 2-0 lead at halftime against Brazil, then after outplaying Mexico for the first 50 minutes of the Gold Cup final; they were embarrassed to the tune of [...]

After an orange-tinted All Star week, the Houston Dynamo look at this weekend’s match-up against DC United as a must-win.  Houston are coming off of a 4 game win-less streak (in all competitions) after dropping points to Seattle Sounders FC twice, Toronto FC, and the New England Revolution.  The Dynamo still remain at the top [...]