Héctor Herrera was no longer renewed by the Houston Dynamo for spitting at a referee (Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images/ USA TODAY Sports via Reuters)
Houston Dynamo FC was eliminated from the Major League Soccer (MLS) Playoffs after losing on penalties to Seattle Sounders. This Wednesday, November 6, the club’s board announced the names of the players who will be left out for the following season.
Héctor Herrera is one of the casualties of the MLS team, the 34-year-old midfielder no longer entered Houston’s plans, so the club did not renew his contract, which ends at the end of 2024 and had the possibility of extending it until 2025.
Through an official statement, The Orange explained that it is entering the MLS offseason with a squad of 21 players. After a talk between the managers and the player, they reached an agreement to leave HH out, consequently the Mexican midfielder will remain a free agent for the winter market.
The Houston Dynamo board decided not to offer six players for the start of 2025, including Héctor Herrera (Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images/File Photo)
According to what they explained, they decided not to offer six players for the start of 2025 despite the fact that their contract gave that possibility, including Héctor Herrera.
“Houston Dynamo FC enters the offseason with 21 players on the roster following their second consecutive playoff appearance. “The team exercised 2025 contract options on four players, declined options for six players and one player is out of contract after the 2024 season,” the statement reads.
Later, he explained who with the footballers who will not be renewed for 2025, so as of this November 6, they were terminated from the institution.
“Houston declined contract options in 2025 for the following players”:
- Ján Greguš
- Hector Herrera
- Junior Moreno
- Brad Smith
- Ousmane Sylla
- Xavier Valdez
Héctor Herrera will not be renewed with the Houston Dynamo for 2025 (X/ @HoustonDynamo)
As soon as they displayed the list of players, Zorro’s name was one of the ones that attracted the most attention, since his most recent appearance with the club generated controversy. During his last game played, the former Mexican national team was sent off for spitting at a referee.
When they were eliminated by the Seattle Sounders, Héctor Herrera was booked for a foul in the middle of the field, this made the midfielder angry and he turned to spit at where referee Armando Villareal was standing. It was the VAR that caught this gesture, and they asked the center back to review the play to change his decision, consequently he showed the red card to the team captain.
It should be remembered that Héctor Herrera was the highest paid player at Houston Dynamo, his annual contract was valued at USD 4 million 750 thousand (USD $4,750,000.00), he signed in July 2022 and ended his employment relationship this November 2024.
