Dwayne De Rosario was the MVP of the 2007 MLS Cup. (Tony Gutierrez/Associated Press)

Dwayne De Rosario is growing a little tired of fielding questions about joining Toronto FC.

The 30-year-old native of Scarborough, Ont., returned home Saturday as his Houston Dynamo earned a 1-1 tie against Toronto FC.

After the game, the star midfielder was hounded by a throng of reporters in the Houston locker room, as he always is when he plays in Toronto, about possibly joining the Canadian club.

In the past, De Rosario, a fixture on Canada's national team, has hinted that he wouldn't mind finishing out his Major League Soccer career by playing in his hometown.

But on Saturday he steadfastly maintained he is committed to Houston and helping the team win a third consecutive MLS Cup.

"I give the same answer all the time: as long as I wear Dynamo on my chest, I'm a Dynamo player," said De Rosario, who was more than a little irked about having to answer the question. "I come to Toronto when we play with the national team, or when we play Toronto FC."

"Right now I'm just trying to get a three-peat in Houston.... That's all I'm thinking about," De Rosario added.

De Rosario, a four-time MLS all-star, began his pro career with the Toronto Lynx of the old North American A-League in 1997 before becoming an established star during a five-year stint with the San Jose Earthquakes from 2001 to 2005.

He helped the Earthquakes win two MLS Cups, scoring the winning goal and winning the game's MVP award in 2001. With Houston, he has won two MLS Cups, including scoring the winning goal and earning the MVP nod in 2007.

He also scored the winning goals in two MLS all-star games, including this year's contest in Toronto in July.

Toronto FC has made no secret that it wants De Rosario, and coach John Carver let it be known Saturday he's a big admirer of the midfielder.

But the Canadian signed a contract extension with Houston in 2006 that ties him to the club through to the end of the 2010 season, and he told reporters Saturday that he hasn't made any contact with Toronto FC about making a possible move up north.

"We are talking about a guy who's playing for another club at the moment, but he's certainly one player that I would like in this football club," Carver said.

"I think the fans would like him in the football club, I think the franchise would like him in the football club, and I think if all things are right and he wants to come, and there's an agreement between the two clubs, what a talent."