MLS, Liga MX rivalry on display again for 2018 BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup

It may be for charity, but national and league pride will also surely be on the line as the Houston Dynamo and C.F. Monterrey square off for the BBVA Compass Dynamo Charities Cup on June 29.

The opponent is apt for the 10th edition of the annual charity match, as it was Monterrey that visited Robertson Stadium for the first Charities Cup back in 2009, a 2-1 win for Houston.

That match was indicative of many of the Dynamo’s encounters with Mexican sides in the 2000s – raucus crowds, tightly contested matches, and a good share of on-field flare-ups. Shortly after Geoff Cameron opened the scoring in the second half, a benches-clearing scuffle broke out and resulted in four red cards being…