Houston holds on to Ching

Houston has kept star forward Brian Ching in a Dynamo uniform for up to three more years as Ching signed a one year deal with a possible two year expansion. In exchange, he will see his base pay increase from $160,000 to $200,000.

Ching and Dwayne De Rosario are a great combination for the Dynamo and this move insures that they will be terrorizing MLS defenses for a little while longer. Happy news for Houston, not so for the other 12 teams in the league.

The Dynamo are currently in Orlando where they will play the Chicago Fire and New York Red Bulls at Disney's President's Day Soccer Festival IX this weekend.

They will then head to Costa Rica for next Wednesday's Champions Cup clash against Puntarenas FC.