Month: July 2017

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50 years ago-The First Professional Soccer League Season in Houston Ends

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Logo accessed from Wikipedia Fifty years ago this month, the first and only season (tournament) of the United Soccer Association (USA) came to an end.  The USA was the first professional soccer league in North America that included Texas teams: Dallas Tornado and Houston Stars. The league was one of two professional soccer leagues formed in the United States in 1967 on the heels of a positive reception to televised games from the 1966 FIFA World Cup held the previous summer in England.  Because the USA was forced to start up earlier than intended because of the rival NPSL, the … Continue reading 50 years ago-The First Professional Soccer League Season in Houston Ends

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Former Dynamo, SA Scorpions forward Omar Cummings retires

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Image Credit-MLS Soccer Omar Cummings who played 2 seasons with the Houston Dynamo and a season with the San Antonio Scorpions announced his retirement yesterday from FC Cincinnati where he has been playing for the last couple of years. http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/soccer/fc-cincinnati/2017/07/23/omar-cummings-announces-retirement-soccer/503465001/ The Jamaican international Cummings made his MLS mark with the Colorado Rapids when he was a vital piece of the Colorado Rapids roster that defeated FC Dallas 2-1 in Added Extra Time in the 2010 MLS Cup. Cummings scored a career high 14 goals, tied for 4th in the league that year, in that Cup winning season. His place in … Continue reading Former Dynamo, SA Scorpions forward Omar Cummings retires

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RGV FC Toros Mid-Season Review

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Rio Grande Valley FC will arrive at the halfway point of its United Soccer League (USL) season when it completes tomorrow night’s game against Orange County FC at H-E-B Park in Edinburg.  Through 15 games of their 32 game schedule, they are 6-7-2 (20 points) and sit two places outside the final playoff spot in 10th place in the Western Conference. It is time to take a mid-season look at what the Toros have accomplished to this point and what lies ahead. First Half Observations: Season Highlight Match:    RGV FC-3   OKC Energy-0  (April 29th) “We see this performance as … Continue reading RGV FC Toros Mid-Season Review