Dynamo Podcasts

The Dynamo have had their worst start in history but, as Jesus Ortiz writes in this Houston Chronicle story, they’ve bounced back before with a Championship. Injuries to players like Brad Davis have been part of the problem but it’s still early in the season.

The Houston Chronicle’s Jose de Jesus Ortiz writes in this story about the alliance between the Houston Dynamo and the Houston Dash, exemplified by former Dynamo star Brian Ching’s new job as managing director of the Dash. The association can ultimately pay dividends for both franchises as soccer continues to grow in Houston.

The Houston Dash came from a 2-1 deficit late in the 2nd half to get their 1st victory in team history. In this Alicia Nolar SB Nation story, she describes the Teresa Noyola penalty kick game winner.  Noyola was a high school classmate of Jeremy Lin.

The new Houston women’s soccer team may have lost their 1st game but the players won hearts after the game. As Jesus Ortiz describes in this Houston Chronicle story, Dash players went into the stands after the game taking selfies with the fans & interacting like no local team you’ve ever seen.  They signed autographs …

This article from Darrell Lovell on MLSSoccer.com illustrates why the Dynamo want a rivalry with their neighbors to the north. It may happen someday when both are in the same conference & playing each other more.

Here’s a Vancouver Sun article profile of Dynamo 32 year old veteran Brad Davis. He thought his World Cup dreams were over until new U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann came along. Since Klinsmann called up  Davis for World Cup qualifying, he’s made 5 appearances, including a two-assist performance in a win against Panama.
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This Jeff Kassouf article in The Equalizer tells how Brian Cushing’s sister-in-law Kealia Ohai dreamt of joining her family & playing pro soccer in Houston. Months later the Dash were born & Kealia was apart of the Dash. One Houston Texan is already a big fan of our new soccer team.

Jermaine Taylor’s injury forced him to miss last year’s playoffs for the Dynamo but he’s working to be as good as new this year. Here’s a link to an article from MLSSoccer.com on Taylor about his comeback.