Houston's new soccer team...

...has already changed its name, before playing even one match.

Goodbye 1836, hello Houston Dynamo

After nearly a month of brainstorming, research and at least three missed target dates, Houston's Major League Soccer team has shed its 1836 name and replaced it with Dynamo.

The team formerly known as 1836 will now be called Houston Dynamo.

The identity-starved team unveiled its new name at a news conference today at the Houston Museum of Natural Science's Wiess Energy Hall.

Last month, the team decided to drop 1836 because its connection to the year Texas gained independence from Mexico offended some Hispanics. The team has maintained that the name, unveiled Jan. 25, was meant to honor the founding of Houston, also in 1836.

No word yet on whether the New England Patriots or the New York Yankees are going to change their names to avoid upsetting the British.