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With MLS Cup over, here comes Expansion Draft

... Donovan's horrendous miss in the shootout.• Nick Rimando's shootout heroics. Again.Anyway, coach Dominic Kinnear has been busy today putting together a list of protected players to be submitted today ahead of Wednesday's draft.This is really the first year the Dynamo don't have a clue whom, if anyone, they'll lose.In 2006, Adrian Serioux wanted to go to Toronto FC (which drafted him...

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ATH: Hall of Fame nominees announced

... Diaz Arce Thomas Dooley John Doyle Marco Etcheverry Robin Fraser Chris Henderson Eduardo Hurtado Dominic Kinnear Roy Lassiter Shannon MacMillan Joe-Max Moore Victor Nogueira Peter Nowak John O’Brien Cindy Parlow Preki Radosavljevic Mike Sorber Earnie Stewart Steve Trittschuh Carlos Valderrama Tisha Venturini-Hoch Peter Vermes Tags: blogs , culture , soccer , milkriverblog

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Season Recap: Houston Dynamo

Dominic Kinnear teams always compete, always and the 2009 edition of the Houston Dynamo looked very similar to the ones we’ve seen win league titles over the last few years. Even though the Dynamo lost their big star in the midfield in a trade to Toronto before the season started everyone knew this team would [...]

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Defensive Pit Bull Helped Galaxy Reach Final

Such a love-hate relationship was evident in the Galaxy’s playoff victories over Chivas USA and Houston. Chivas Coach Preki charged after Kovalenko when he made a crude gesture at the end of their series. Houston Coach Dominic Kinnear was just as irate the next week when Kovalenko went into a challenge with his studs up and did not receive a card. (He earned one later.)

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The Galaxy’s Pit Bull Wears a Studded Collar

Such a love-hate relationship was evident in the Galaxy’s playoff victories over Chivas USA and Houston. Chivas Coach Preki charged after Kovalenko when he made a crude gesture at the end of their series. Houston Coach Dominic Kinnear was just as irate the next week when Kovalenko went into a challenge with his studs up and did not receive a card. (He earned one later.)

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Former Dynamo Dalglish to coach in USL

... final win against Colorado? He was nagged by injuries and had a bit of a fallout with coach Dominic Kinnear in 2007. He was not re-signed, went back to Europe for a bit, then returned to Texas a retired footballer. He's been coaching at the Dynamo Academy and a local youth club since. In case you don't know, Paul is the son of Scotland legend Kenny Dalglish, who also took up coaching...

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Some News for Fri Nov 13, 2009

... comparison of the teams . dN Jerome Solomon of the Chronicle gives two thumbs up for Houston coach Dominic Kinnear . dN Grahame Jones of the LA Times previews Galaxy v Dynamo . dN Jones looks at the impact Beckman has had on his LA team this year . dN Phil Collin of the LA Daily News previews tonights matchup . dN Luis Bueno of the Press Enterprise previews Los Angeles . dN Nick Fichau...

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Watch Los Angeles Galaxy vs Houston Dynamo Live on your PC | Western Conference Final

... business as usual. Hard tackles, tight marking, and a well organized side are the trademarks of Dominic Kinnear's teams. For Los Angeles, the added power on the defensive end complemented an already potent attacking force was enough to help head man Bruce Arena capture the MLS Coach of the Year award. With the star power already available on the attacking end, Arena put together a...

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Listening in on Western Conference final conference call

It was earlier today and featured Dynamo coach Dominic Kinnear, forward Brian Ching, Galaxy coach Bruce Arena and forward Landon Donovan.

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Playoff Preview: Conference Finals

... who’ve always been here as well. A big X-factor for the Dynamo has to be the speed of guys like Dominic Oduro. If Dominic Kinnear’s club is going to find any success against the tough Galaxy defense it will actually have to come at the speed of Oduro. Sure Oduro has a terrible first touch that typically lets him down but every now and then he finds space in behind the defense...

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Hall of Fame Nominees

The U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame has announced the candidates for 2010 induction: Mike Burns Mauricio Cienfuegos Raul Diaz Arce Thomas Dooley John Doyle Marco Etcheverry Robin Fraser Chris Henderson Eduardo Hurtado Dominic Kinnear Roy Lassiter Shannon MacMillan Joe-Max Moore Victor Nogueira Peter Nowak John O'Brien Cindy Parlow Preki Radosavljevic Mike Sorber Earnie Stewart Steve...

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Conference final pits MLS most dangerous player against best team

Friday's Major League Soccer Western Conference final between the Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo at the Home Depot Center comes down to a single question:Can the league's most dangerous player outwit the league's best team'Landon Donovan is the player. Houston is the team."He's always a threat to change the game when he's on the field," Houston Coach Dominic Kinnear, the former U.S. international...

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National Soccer Hall of Fame announces 24 finalists on 2010 Ballot

... Arce, Thomas Dooley, John Doyle, Marco Etcheverry, Robin Fraser, Chris Henderson, Eduardo Hurtado, Dominic Kinnear, Roy Lassiter, Shannon MacMillan, Joe-Max Moore, Victor Nogueira, Peter Nowak, John O’Brien, Cindy Parlow, Preki Radosavljevic, Mike Sorber, Earnie Stewart, Steve Trittschuh, Carlos Valderrama, Tisha Venturini-Hoch, Peter Vermes. I will put up a post with a poll for SBI...

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MLS Playoffs Start with a Winner of a Game

... Schmid won the MLS Cup last year with Columbus and has another on his mantle with L.A. Houston's Dominic Kinnear has won the cup twice. These are two of the best coaches in the MLS (along with Bruce Arena and Steve Nichol). Tactically, these coaches know how to pick apart an opposition and that makes for a great coaches chess game. The Team Personnel : Both teams boast a solid collection...

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Sounders FC Opens MLS Playoffs Tonight Vs. Houston

Houston finished at the top of the Western Conference, tied with Los Angeles, with 48 points. Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear, in his fifth season with Houston, has stayed true to the same strategy throughout his coaching career. His lineups get shuffled but starting against the Sounders, he should have goalkeeper Pat Onstad, Geoff Cameron, Bobby Boswell, Mike Chabala, and Andrew Hainault...