Houston Dynamo midfielder Stuart Holden, front, goes up for the ball against Chicago Fire midfielder Logan Pause during the first half of a MLS Soccer game against the Houston Dynamo at Robertson Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, in Houston. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

Houston Dynamo midfielder Stuart Holden, front, goes up for the ball against Chicago Fire midfielder Logan Pause during the first half of a MLS Soccer game against the Houston Dynamo at Robertson Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, in Houston.

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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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Seattle Sounders FC's Brad Evans, left, and Osvaldo Alonso, second from right, pressure Houston Dynamo's, Brad Davis, second from left, and Stuart Holden, right, 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.
  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. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Chicago Fire midfielder Logan Pause (7) reacts after Real Salt Lake wins the MLS Eastern Conference Championship 0-0 (5-4) in a shootout after their soccer game on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Bridgeview, Ill.
  14. Chicago Fire midfielder Logan Pause reacts to missing a shot in the shootout against Real Salt Lake as Salt Lake wins the MLS Eastern Conference Championship 0-0 (5-4) in a shootout over the Fire after their soccer game on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Bridgeview, Ill.
  15. Chicago Fire's Logan Pause (l) hugs teammate John Thorrington after his goal against the New England Revolution during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Bridgeview, Ill.
  16. Chicago Fire's Chris Rolfe, standing center, is congratulated by teammates Logan Pause, right, and Marco Pappa after scoring against the New England Revolution during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The Revolution's Jay Heaps reacts in foreground.

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