This past week MLS announced their 2016 All-Star opponent, Arsenal.

The All-Star match will be hosted at San Jose Earthquake’s brand new Avaya Stadium. This has to be one of the biggest opponents MLS has brought to play in the annual all-star game and will surely draw a large crowd for the mid summer event in San Jose, California. With Arsenal or the Gunners as they call them, coming to California to play the MLS All-Stars this could mean an extended American pre-season tour for Arsenal…

The question is; could Arsenal be coming to BBVA Compass stadium this summer to play in the Dynamo’s annual Charities Cup match? I certainly believe so. Arsenal would bring out even the most loyal European soccer fans out to “The Oven” and cause an immediate frenzy for the Dynamo faithful and more fans. Scenario sound familiar? Last year it was a similar reaction to Manchester City being announced to play against the Dynamo and all of Houston went crazy. The tickets sold out, and the hype leading up to the game was very exciting and intense. Only for it to be called off due to poor weather and a flooded/soaked BBVA Compass pitch. There was also some questionable decisions by the FO or the referees in the build up and cancellation of the match. In my opinion the Dynamo lost the opportunity to gain many fans who had not seen a match before, but came to see the British giants.

If the Houston Dynamo Front Office pull off a showing of Arsenal at the Charities Cup this year I am sure all fans will be more than happy to forgive for the previous years mishaps. (Mostly because I am an Arsenal fan as well…)

Arsenal have the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, and Laurent Koscielny on their stacked roster which those 3 alone could draw a sell out. It really is a long time since we used to play the likes of Aguila from El Salvador as our Charities Cup opponent, and Arsenal coming to play against an MLS team like Houston would be great. Although the cup is a meaningless friendly it is something to draw national viewers with, and open up the Dynamo to the rest of the world. It is a reward to the fans and supporters groups to bring in such a large name to watch, and certainly something the FO needs to make happen to put the Dynamo name more out of the MLS bubble.

What would your reaction be to Houston welcoming a team like Arsenal to the Charities Cup? and What team would you love to come play in the cup? Let us know in the comments, eager to find out the picks!

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