Houston Dynamo's Stuart Holden, left, heads the ball away from Seattle Sounders' Osvaldo Alonso, center, and Dynamo's Luis Angel Landin during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Houston on Sunday Aug. 23, 2009. The game ended tied 1-1. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Houston Dynamo's Stuart Holden, left, heads the ball away from Seattle Sounders' Osvaldo Alonso, center, and Dynamo's Luis Angel Landin during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Houston on Sunday Aug. 23, 2009. The game ended tied 1-1.

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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. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  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. Seattle Sounders' Osvaldo Alonso avoids a sliding tackle by Houston Dynamo's Ricardo Clark during the first half of an MLS soccer match Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Houston.
  14. 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.
  15. Houston Dynamo's Ricardo Clark, left, challenges Seattle Sounders FC's Osvaldo Alonso in the first half of an MLS playoff soccer game in Seattle, on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009.
  16. Seattle Sounder FC's Brad Evans, center, is greeted by Sounders' Roger Levesque, left, and Sounders' Osvaldo Alonso, right, after Evans scored the winning goal against FC Dallas in the second half of a MLS soccer match Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at Qwest Field in Seattle. The Sounders beat Dallas 2-1.

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