Davy Arnaud
Davy Arnaud answers questions during his first press conference as interim head coach of the Houston Dynamo. (Courtesy of Nigel Brooks)

Davy Arnaud to do anything possible to get Dynamo back on track

HOUSTON – While Davy Arnaud always envisioned becoming a head coach at some point during his coaching career, he never could have expected it would come midseason to take over a team in a downward spiral. That’s the situation Arnaud, a Nederland, Texas native, now finds himself in after being named interim head coach of […]

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Matt Jordan addresses the media a day after Wilmer Cabrera was let go. (Jesus Acevedo Jr./The Bayoucitian)

Matt Jordan: Coaching change is opportunity for fresh prespective

HOUSTON – With nine games left in the 2019 Major League Soccer season, the Houston Dynamo wanted to shake things up to finish the year and opted to part ways with head coach Wilmer Cabrera. The news trickled out onto social media Tuesday evening with the club confirming the rumors to be true. Why now?

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Houmans: The Series an update and crowdfunding incentives survey

When my creator and I first started talking about Houmans, we always envisioned self-funding the project. We wrote the nine-episode series with that in mind. Unfortunately, we were both recently laid off from our respective jobs. Now, both of us are hustling to generate income to pay bills, which leaves little in the way of

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Matías Vera shields the ball from Sporting KC's Yohan Croizet. (Courtesy of Houston Dynamo)

Matías Vera: The Houston Dynamo’s ball winner

HOUSTON – While the 2019 Major League Soccer season is still ongoing, it’s clear that first-year Houston Dynamo midfielder Matías Vera has made himself indispensable to the Orange. Of the 23 games the Dynamo have played this season, the 23-year-old has started 21 of them. He’s also logged the most minutes, 1839, out of any

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Erik McCue during a stint with Rio Grande Valley FC of USL. (Courtesy of Houston Dynamo)

Dynamo defender Erik McCue up to the challenge of cracking first team

HOUSTON – Of the ten Houston Dynamo Academy players that have signed a first-team contract with the Orange, only two have made a difference with the team. Erik McCue hopes to be the third. The Dynamo signed McCue, a centerback, on December 2018 after being an integral member of the Dynamo Academy Under-17 and Under-19

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Tomas Martinez (center) readies to take a shot against the Chicago Fire. (Courtesy of Houston Dynamo)

Dynamo goal drought leads to third straight loss at home

HOUSTON – The Houston Dynamo are in dire straits after failing to pick up points for the third consecutive time at home. Worse yet, the Orange have failed to score in the past two games. The 1-0 loss to the Chicago Fire Saturday is the eighth loss in a 10 game span that includes two

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Jose Bizama at Dynamo training
José Bizama during his first Dynamo training session. (Courtesy of DeporteTotalUSA)

José Bizama’s dream-chasing lands him with the Houston Dynamo

HOUSTON – After a frustrating process to obtain his work Visa, newly signed Houston Dynamo defender José ‘La Flecha’ Bizama is ready to leave everything on the pitch for the Orange. Bizama was signed July 11 from Chilean club Huachipato FC but due to a difficult and lengthy process to get his P1-Visa, the 25-year-old

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Kiki Struna
Kiki Struna has anchored the Houston Dynamo backline in his first year in Major League Soccer. (Courtesy of Houston Dynamo/Wilf Thorne)

Kiki Struna: The Dynamo’s stalwart first-year defender

HOUSTON – Confident. Tactical. Technical. That’s how Aljaž ‘Kiki’ Struna’s Houston Dynamo teammates and coach describe the 6’2 defender. And he’s shown all three on the pitch in his first year with the Orange. The 28-year-old centerback signed on a full transfer from Italian club Palermo before the start of the 2019 Major League Soccer

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The Houston Dynamo found it difficult to penetrate the Seattle Sounders defense. (Jesus Acevedo Jr./The Bayoucitian)

Dynamo drop second consecutive home game in 1-0 loss to Seattle

HOUSTON – For the second consecutive home game, the Houston Dynamo failed to pick up any points at BBVA Stadium this time in a 1-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders. The Dynamo dominated possession, 58 to 42 percent, had more passes in the attacking half, 356 to 236, and took more shots, 15 to 7,

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Michael Salazar looks to score against Club America in Leagues Cup action. (Jesus Acevedo Jr./The Bayoucitian)

Despite valiant effort, Dynamo are eliminated from Leagues Cup

HOUSTON – A berth in the Leagues Cup semifinals was there for the taking for the Houston Dynamo against Liga MX side Club America but La Naranja came up short in penalties 6-5. Despite the loss, the Dynamo put a valiant effort against a Club American side that fielded their first-choice starting XI, while Houston

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