Golden Boy talk coelesces

Today B-Fall states that the Dynamo ownership issue is about to have some resolution. Boxer/promoter Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions shareholder Gabriel Brener (a Mexican investor with ties to the US real estate industry) will each take on 25% ownership of the team, with AEG maintaining a 50 percent stake in the Dynamo.

Ives G. believes this means that AEG will maintain ownership until the stadium is completed, then sell off the remaining shares.

Glenn Davis had an interview with De La Hoya on Davis' radio show this evening. You can eventually hear the podcast of the show here.

Interesting times. I'd prefer local ownership, but remote ownership is not a new thing in sports. I hope that any new Dynamo stakeholders don't try to tinker with a great organization in order to make it cater to preconceived notions or marketing schemes. Only time will tell what, specifically, the ownership news means. In the meantime, I guess we'll take it as it appears at face value: a sign that people want to invest in the team -- and hope for the best. In the meantime, let's get to some games to help us forget the 6-1 shellacking.

Speaking of Quake alumni being shellacked. This past Sunday, with the 6-1 debacle still festering in my mind, Fox Soccer Channel played a recap of the March 4, 1995 pasting that Manchester United gave to Ipswich. The 9-0 result is the most lopsided game in EPL history and Andy Cole's 5-goal game has never been equaled. The right back for Ipswich? Frank Yallop. He looked gassed and completely crestfallen as he picked himself up from the pitch between United goals. He looked like that a lot last season too, come to think of it. Ryan Giggs sure looked young though.