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Houston's newcomer Guilherme netted twice to give Houston a comeback win against the Chicago Fire. [Chris Jones | The Bayoucitian]

Three Thoughts from Houston’s 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire

HOUSTON – The Houston Dynamo kicked off the Major League Soccer season with a 2-1 come-from-behind win against the Chicago Fire. The win marks Houston’s first season-opening match victory since 2021. Here are three thoughts from the Dynamo’s first three points of the season. Nonchalant First Half Despite the large number of new signings in […]

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The Houston Dynamo dropped their first Leagues Cup match of the tournament and will rue the costly mistakes (Courtesy of Leagues Cup)

Self-inflicted mistakes cost Houston in 4-1 loss to Tigres

HOUSTON – The Houston Dynamo were in a giving mood in their first Leagues Cup match of the year, gifting the visiting side Tigres UANL two scoring opportunities that the Liga MX side capitalized on en route to a 4-1 win. Heading into the half, Houston trailed by a goal, but aside from the goal, the

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Despite early goal, US falters against Mexico 2-1 in Gold Cup Final

HOUSTON – Mexico captured its region-leading 10th Gold Cup title after defeating old-time rival the United States 2-1 in the Final in front of a sell-out NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The U.S. took an early lead when centerback Chris Richards headed a Sebastian Berhalter cross off the post and across the goal line. The

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Defender Avery Patterson, 15, scored her second goal of the season in an eventual 2-2 draw. (Courtesy of Houston Dash)

Three Thoughts on the Dash’s 2-2 draw against Bay FC

HOUSTON – The Houston Dash earned a 2-2 draw against Bay FC Saturday night at Shell Energy Stadium, with substitute Messiah Bright coming to the rescue late. Here are three things from Houston’s draw vs. Bay FC. Patterson strikes Defender Avery Patterson could had opened the scoring early in the game. But her left-footed shot

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Maggie Graham, 23, looks on as Christen Westphal get set to deliver a cross. (Courtesy of Houston Dash)

Three Thoughts on the Dash’s 4-1 loss to Portland

HOUSTON – The Houston Dash fell 4-1 against Portland Thorns Friday night at Shell Energy Stadium, unable to secure back-to-back regular season wins for the first time since 2023. Here are three thoughts from Houston’s loss to Portland. Four minutes of doom Four minutes doomed the Dash. Both sides matched up evenly the first 20

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Ondřej Lingr scored his second goal on Saturday, putting him one behind Ezequiel Ponce for the team lead this season. (Courtesy of Houston Dynamo FC)

Three Thoughts on the Dynamo’s 2-0 win over Austin FC

HOUSTON – The Houston Dynamo extended their unbeaten streak to four games following a 2-0 shutout win over red-hot Austin FC Saturday night at Shell Energy Stadium. Here are three things from Houston’s victory over Austin. Texas Showdown The Dynamo made the plays that mattered to take the first Copa Tejas match of the MLS

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First-year starter Houston Dynamo 'keeper Andrew Tarbell had five saves on the day. (Credit Houston Dynamo)

Three Thoughts on the Dynamo’s road point at Columbus

The Houston Dynamo walked into Lowe Field Saturday against perennial title contenders and talent-loaded Columbus Crew, earning a point in a nil-nil draw. Here are three thoughts from the match. Dynamo’s defensive prowess Over the past two seasons, Houston has been a darling of a certain section of MLS fandom due to their possession-based style

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Obafemi Awedesu, right, started his second MLS game but Inter Miami's offensive prowess proved to much to handle for him and the Dynamo defense. [Chris Jones | The Bayoucitian]

Three Things from Dynamo’s 4-1 loss to Inter Miami

HOUSTON – The Houston Dynamo are winless to start the season after back-to-back home losses, with the latest being a 4-1 drubbing at the hands of Inter Miami. Here are three things from Houston’s loss to Inter Miami. Houston Homestand No Messi, no problem. Inter Miami handed the Dynamo their second consecutive loss to start

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Andrew Tarbell, kneeling, Eric Sviatchenko, center, and Obafemi Awodesu, 24 are in disbelief as another costly turnover in the back leads to an easy goal en route to a 4-1 defeat. [Chris Jones | The Bayoucitian]

Dynamo shell-shocked 4-1 at home

HOUSTON – In this early part of the season, one thing is clear: the Houston Dynamo’s defensive prowess of the past couple of seasons is a relic of the past. Two games into the MLS season, the Houston Dynamo have conceded six goals. Last season, it took Houston until the sixth game of the season

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