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Favorite 2017 Texas Goal (s), Save and Comeback of the Year

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Before I roll out my picks for the Top-10 Texas soccer stories from 2017 next week, I  will share a few of Texas Soccer Journal’s favorites from the past year over the next few days. First up-Favorite Texas goal, save and comeback of 2017: Favorite goal (s):   FC Dallas Kellyn Acosta’s one-touch against Arabe Unido (February 23) and free kick against Pachuca (March 15)  during the ScotiaBank CONCACAF Champions League knock-out rounds in Frisco.  Favorite save: Houston Dynamo’s Tyler Deric’s MLS Save of the Week to deny the same Kellyn Acosta in the first Texas Derby match of the year … Continue reading Favorite 2017 Texas Goal (s), Save and Comeback of the Year

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Dynamo lose home playoff match for only the second time

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The Houston Dynamo have a remarkable 10-2-3 home playoff record (Robertson and BBVA Compass Stadiums) since moving to Houston from San Jose before the 2006 season.  Unfortunately one of those two losses came last night when the Dynamo were soundly beaten 2-0 by the Seattle Sounders in a sold-out BBVA Compass Stadium. I am not going to spend a lot of time talking about this match because: It was depressing and writing about it doesn’t improve the result. Seattle is defending MLS Cup Champions for a reason, and that is…. If you honestly look at the rosters both teams put … Continue reading Dynamo lose home playoff match for only the second time

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The Dynamo are back in the MLS Western Conference Finals (whether anybody outside of Houston likes it or not)

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Seven Conference finals in the Houston Dynamo’s twelve years of existence.  Four MLS Cup final appearances and two trophies.  Apparently this history doesn’t earn much respect from Merritt Paulson, Portland Timbers owner, who after his teams semifinal loss to the Dynamo said in an interview recently that Houston’s next opponents, reigning MLS Champions Seattle Sounders, “has a pretty easy path to MLS Cup”. Seattle has been established as a prohibitive favorite by the league’s pundits, many of whom are still disturbed that the Dynamo destroyed the cool match that so-called neutral observers expected with a Portland-Seattle Western Conference Final.  But … Continue reading The Dynamo are back in the MLS Western Conference Finals (whether anybody outside of Houston likes it or not)

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US Soccer Development Academy Kicks Off 2017-18 season

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FC Dallas U18 Academy-Dallas Cup 2017 (Courtesy of FC Dallas) Earlier this month the US Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) began the 2017/2018 season throughout the country.  The Boys Development Academy was started in 2007 and this year has begun a girls academy that follows similar philosophies and competitive structures as the boys program. The USSDA currently has 197 total clubs, comprised of teams across six age groups in the boys program: U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16/17, and U-18/19 and four age groups in the girls program: U-14, U-15, U-16/17, and U-18/19. New clubs, and age-group team extensions within existing clubs, … Continue reading US Soccer Development Academy Kicks Off 2017-18 season

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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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50 years ago-First two Texas Derby matches

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Friday night MLS Soccer action will feature round two of the 2017 Texas Derby in Houston, when MLS sides Houston Dynamo and FC Dallas compete for the 2018 rights to hold El Capitán, a replica 18th century cannon. 50 years ago on June 3rd and June 10, 1967, the first professional iterations of the Texas Derby were played in Dallas and Houston between the United Soccer Association’s (USA) Houston Stars and Dallas Tornado. The background on the short-lived league (tournament) start-up and the Houston Stars can be found in the first post in this series: https://txsoccerjournal.com/2017/06/13/50-years-ago-professional-soccer-is-introduced-to-texas/ The Dallas Tornado: 1967 … Continue reading 50 years ago-First two Texas Derby matches

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FC Dallas Academy wins their first Dallas Cup/Generation Adidas Cup results

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FC Dallas’s (FCD) top Academy side beat FC Monterrey 2-1 last night to win the prestigious Gordon Jago U-19 Super Group at the Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup in Frisco. As in the semifinal win over Coritiba, the main damage was done by two players on loan from the FC Dallas first team, Paxton Pomykal and Jesus Ferreira. In a repeat of the semifinal win, FCD gave up a late goal to tie up the match and then scored minutes later for the victory.  Pomykal opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. After Monterrey went level in the 81st minute, Arturo … Continue reading FC Dallas Academy wins their first Dallas Cup/Generation Adidas Cup results

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Texas players who have appeared for their National Teams

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Rudy Calderon of MLSsoccer.com put in a full days work this week.  He researched and wrote an article ranking all 210 current MLS players who have played for their National soccer teams by country.  Here are all of the Texas-born (based on 2017 MLS data) and Texas based players who have received “Caps” ranked based on the number of appearances for their respective national teams. TEAM/PLAYER                   COUNTRY                            APPEARANCES/STATUS FC Dallas:                            Maynor Figueroa              Honduras                            113 Atiba Harris                       St. Kitts/Nevis       … Continue reading Texas players who have appeared for their National Teams

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SAFC wins opener against RGVFC in the Valley

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San Antonio FC went down to Edinburg last night and defeated Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 1-0 for the first time in the short history of both teams.  The Toros probably feel hard done by since they had multiple opportunities to level the game, but their feverish finish was too little too late.  This match also served as the USL opening night for the beautiful $34 million 9,700 soccer-specific stadium (H-E-B Park) built for the Toros. Former San Antonio Scorpion, Billy Forbes, who returned to San Antonio this year after his previous club in Oklahoma City folded, scored the only … Continue reading SAFC wins opener against RGVFC in the Valley

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Dynamo stalwart Corey Ashe Retires

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Former Dynamo midfielder/defender Corey Ashe, who announced his retirement last week, was honored at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston during halftime of last Saturday night’s victory over Columbus Crew.  Ashe was a key linchpin in the Dynamo sides that went to 3 MLS Cups between 2007 and 2012.  He began his career with the Dynamo in 2007 after being selected in the second round (26th overall) of the MLS Super Draft off a sterling four year career at the University of North Carolina.  He was drafted as a midfielder and contributed, mostly off the bench, to the 2007 MLS Cup … Continue reading Dynamo stalwart Corey Ashe Retires