HOUSTON -- An investor group led by boxer Oscar De La Hoya
is negotiating to buy a 50 percent stake of the MLS champion
Houston Dynamo, according to broadcast and published
reports.
De La Hoya along with Gabriel Brener, a shareholder in the
boxer's company, Golden Boy Promotions, are reportedly looking to
partner with team investor-operator Anschutz Entertainment Group.
AEG spokesman Michael Roth told Houston television station KRIV
and the Houston Chronicle that negotiations with the group led by
De La Hoya were progressing rapidly. Roth says a deal could be
finalized Friday when AEG meets with De La Hoya.
The Houston Dynamo are set to open the 2008 Major League Soccer
season at New England on March 29th, a rematch of last season's MLS
Cup championship game. The Dynamo beat the Revolution to win their
second straight title.
The Dynamo relocated to Houston from San Jose, California, two
years ago.
