Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching, left, receives congratulations from teammate Stuart Holden after scoring in the second half in a soccer game against El Salvador's AD Isidro Metapan in Houston on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Houston won 1-0. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Houston Dynamo forward Brian Ching, left, receives congratulations from teammate Stuart Holden after scoring in the second half in a soccer game against El Salvador's AD Isidro Metapan in Houston on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Houston won 1-0.

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  1. Houston Dynamo's Stuart Holden, right, tackles Pachuca's Christian Gimenez, left, while trying to steal the ball during the second half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 in Houston. Pachuca beat the Dynamo 1-0.
  2. Pachuca's Christian Gimenez, left, battles Houston Dynamo's Corey Ashe (26) for the ball during the second half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Houston. Pachuca beat the Dynamo 1-0.
  3. Pachuca of Mexico's Edgar Benitez (10) battles Houston Dynamo's Andrew Hainault for the ball during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Houston.
  4. Houston Dynamo's Dominic Oduro, right, loses the ball as Pachuca's Leobardo Lopez (2) defends during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Houston.
  5. Pachuca's Leobardo Lopez (2) defends against Houston Dynamo's Dominic Oduro, right, during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Houston.
  6. Pachuca's Carlos Rodriguez, top, falls onto Houston Dynamo's Brian Mullan during the first half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, in Houston.
  7. Houston Dynamo's Stuart Holden, right, tackles Pachuca's Christian Gimenez, left, while trying to steal the ball during the second half of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 in Houston. Pachuca beat the Dynamo 1-0.
  8. Houston Dynamo's Stuart Holden, left on ground, scores on a diving header beating Arabe Unido goalkeeper Carlos Bejarano, center, and Nahil Carroll during second half action of a CONCACAF Champions League soccer match in Houston, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Houston defeated Arabe Unido 5-1.
  9. Trinidad and Tobago's Dennis Lawrence (R) and Stuart Holden of the U.S. fight for the ball during their World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match in Port of Spain September 9, 2009.
  10. Los Angeles Galaxy's A.J. DeLaGarza takes the ball away from Houston Dynamo's Stuart Holden during the Major League Soccer (MLS) Western Conference Final in Carson, California November 13, 2009.
  11. Houston Dynamo's Brian Ching (25) is congratulated by Stuart Holden (22) and Andrew Hainault (31) after scoring the winning goal in the fifth minute of the first period of overtime against the Seattle Sounders during an MLS soccer match Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Houston. Houston won 1-0.
  12. Seattle Sounder's Nate Jaqua splits Houston Dynamo defenders Geoff Cameron, left, and Stuart Holden as he brings the ball up the field during the second half of an MLS soccer match Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Houston. Houston won 1-0 in overtime.
  13. Houston Dynamo's Brian Ching (25) is congratulated by Stuart Holden (22) and Andrew Hainault (31) after scoring the winning goal in the fifth minute of the first period of overtime against the Seattle Sounders during an MLS soccer match Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Houston. Houston won 1-0.
  14. Houston Dynamo's Brian Ching, left, and Seattle Sounders' Jhon Kennedy Hurtado go up for a header during the first half Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Houston, in the second game of an MLS soccer Western Conference semifinal.
  15. Houston Dynamo's Brian Ching, left, goes up to head the ball as Seattle Sounders FC's Jhon Kennedy Hurtado challenges in the second half of a MLS playoff soccer game in Seattle, on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. The game ended in a 0-0 tie.
  16. Houston Dynamo's Brian Ching, left, heads the ball in front of Seattle Sounders FC defender Patrick Ianni, right, in the first half of an MLS playoff soccer game in Seattle on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.

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