GARDENS.
WELCOME BACK TO "HOUSTON LIFE."
BBVA COMPASS CHARITY'S CUP IS AN
ANNUAL TRADITION THAT BRINGS
WORLD CLASS OPPONENTS TO OUR
CITY AND GIVES BACK AT THE SAME
TIME.
>> HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT THE
BIG GAME AND WHAT THEY'VE BEEN
>> HEY.
HOW ARE YOU DOING IS THIS.
>> THERE ARE SOME CHEER.
>> FOR A SECOND I THOUGHT YOU
WERE GOING TO BE TOO BUSY TO
CHAT WITH US.
YOU HAD THAT BALL ON YOUR HEAD.
>> I WAS TRYING.
THEN I REALIZED I RETIRED FOR A
REASON.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> TOOK A LITTLE BIT, BUT I'M
GOING TO SAVE IT FOR TONIGHT'S
GAME.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE
GUY.
ONE OF THE BEST TO PLAY MAJOR
LEAGUE SOCCER.
HE WAS MY MENTOR AND SOMEONE I
IDOLIZED.
A GOOD FRIEND NOW, TOO.
OFTEN.
YOU LEAVE.
YOU PLAYED FOR THE DYNAMO FROM
>> YEAH.
BUT YEAH.
IT WAS REALLY FORTUNATE FOR ME
BECAUSE I WAS A YOUNG GUY.
AND I GOT DRAFTED TO THE BEST
TEAM IN MLS AND WON IN 2006 AND
SERIOUSLY THANKS TO THIS GUY
RIGHT HERE.
SO I GOT TWO RINGS FOR NOT DOING
ANYTHING -- I MEAN, I WAS ON THE
BENCH, SUPPORTING.
I WAS A GOOD TEAMMATE.
>> THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM, I
WAS WAITING IN LINE TO MEET HIM
FAN.
PICTURES.
YOU'RE THERE LIKE, IT'S BRIAN
CHING, HE'S THE BEST?
>> WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO
SINCE LEAVING?
>> YEAH.
WHEN I FINISHED PLAYING, I WAS
WEIGHT.
I WAS LIKE, SHOOT, I GOT TO DO
SOMETHING TO WORK OUT.
I WAS STILL TRYING TO PLAY.
AND I STUMBLED UPON A CONCEPT
CALLED SOUL CYCLE.
BUT I MISS PLAYING SOCCER.
SO I WAS LIKE, WHY NOT CREATE A
SOUL SOCCER VERSION.
SO I CREATED A FITNESS CONCEPT
THAT'S TEAM INSPIRED, BY
INDIVIDUALLY FOCUSED FOR THE
GENERAL FITNESS COMMUNITY.
NO SKILLS NECESSARY.
WE ONLY USE SPHERES, SO MEDICINE
BALLS AND SOCCER BALLS.
I'LL BE BUILDING MY FIRST
2018.
AND WE'VE BEEN GROWING FOR TWO,
YEAH.
>> KICKING IT WITH ME.
>> YOU'VE BEEN BUSY AS WELL.
YOU STARTED SOMETHING CALLED THE
HOUSE THAT CHING BUILT?
>> YEAH.
IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE
INITIATIVES THAT I KIND OF FELL
IN LOVE WITH WHEN I WAS PLAYING
A PARTNER WITH HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY.
I BUILT A NUMBER OF HOUSES.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE
DOING.
I LOVE BEING PART OF THE CITY
AND EVERYTHING THEY'RE PART OF.
I WAS A MANAGE DIRECTSOR FOR THE
HOUSTON DASH FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS AND RECENTLY CAME MORE OF
AN AMBASSADOR FOR OUR CLUB.
WE'RE PUTTING ON EVENTS LIKE
TONIGHT WITH LEGENDS OF THE
DYNAMO LEGEND, SOME OF THE GUYS
WHO WON THE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN
2006 AND 2007.
BROUGHT THEM BACK IN TO PLAY
TONIGHT BEFORE THE DYNAMO PLAY
IN THEIR CHARITY GAME TONIGHT.
IT SHOULD BE A BIG EVENT.
MONEY IS GOING TO BBVA COMPASS.
THEY'RE GOING TO DONATE ALL THE
MONEY FROM THE GAME TO THE
MAYOR'S FUND.
>> SINCE YOU'RE RETIRED NOW, DO
YOU GUYS HAVE TO TRAIN TO EVEN
DO THIS LITTLE CHARITY GAME?
WHAT ARE WE BEGAN SE
>> ACTUALLY WE CROSS TRAIN.
WE SWIM.
SUNDAY WE'LL DO LAPS TOGETHER.
I TRY GET HIM OUT, BUT USUALLY
THIS GUY'S KNEES ARE NOT AS THEY
USED TO BE.
BUT EVERYBODY CROSS TRAINS.
WE'RE NOT DOING ANY TYPE OF
ORGANIZED TRAINING SESSIONS.
BUT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO CONVINCE
BALL AROUND.
A LOT OF THE GUYS DON'T PLAY
>> TODAY WILL BE INTERESTING
WITH SOME OF THE OLD GUYS.
THAT'S OUR GUY, MIKE.
WE GIVE HIM THE BALL AND HE'LL
RUN, RUN.
'CAUSE HE'S IN SHAPE.
>> HOW IS HE AT SOCCER?
YEAH.
>> SHOW US SOME OF THE COOL
STUFF YOU WERE DOING DURING THE
COMMERCIAL BREAK.
>> AM I DOING THIS?
>> TRY AND LIFT IT UP.
>> YEAH.
>> LET'S SEE.
>> I'M GOING TO KICK BRAIN.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
>> THAT WAS NOT BAD ACTUALLY.
>> IF I HAD THOSE SHOES ON, IT
WOULD BE DIFFICULT.
>> HORRIBLE.
>> KICKING SOMEBODY.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
>> ERIKA, WERE YOU EVER ON A
SOCCER TEAM WHEN YOU WERE
YOUNGER?
>> CLEARLY NO.
>> THERE IT IS.
>> THAT WAS TWO KICKS.
THAT WAS TWO KICKS.
>> I PLAYED SOCCER FOR ONE DAY
AND I DIDN'T LIKE IT AND I QUIT.
IT WAS -- WHAT AN AWFUL STORY.
>> GLAD I DID.
TONIGHT IS A RECAP.
THE GAME STARTS AT 7.
IT WILL BE AN INTERESTING GAME.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A FULL
>> NO.
WE'RE GONNA PLAY A VERY
SHORTENED GAME WITH A SHORTENED
FIELD 'CAUSE WE'RE OLD GUYS.
BUT IT SHOULD BE FUN.
THERE IS SOME GUYS THAT WILL BE
OUT AT THE GAME, BRAD DAVIS AND
OTHERS THAT KIND OF WON THE
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES.
SO OUR FANS AND PEOPLE OF
HOUSTON SHOULD KNOW THESE NAMES.
AND IF YOU WANT TO COME OUT, SEE
THEM PLAY, SUPPORT US.
IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
THE MAYOR'S FUND.
>> YOU HAVE COOL AUCTION ITEMS,
BY THE WAY.
JERSEY.
BUNCH OF JERSEYS.
FOR EVERY DOLLAR RAISED, BBVA
COMPASS WILL MATCH UP TO 25
GRAND.
>> YEAH.
TEXT DYNAMO TO 91999, TO DONATE
TO THE GAME.
LIKE HE SAID, BBVA COMPASS IS
GONNA MATCH THE FIRST $25,000.
>> THAT IS AWESOME.
MICHAEL, BRIAN, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR STOPPING BY.
GOOD LUCK WITH THE INTERESTING
GAME TONIGHT.
>> CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
>> IF YOU WANT TO SECURE YOUR
SEATS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON
AND TO ATTEND TONIGHT'S BBVA
COMPASS CHARITY'S CUP, VISIT
THEIR WEB SITE AND KEEP UP WITH
BRIAN ON TWITTER.
AND MICHAEL, YOU DO INSTAGRAM?
>> YEAH.
>> I'M AN INSTAGRAM GUY.
>> THANKS.