Davis: Showdown time in Houston
Published 11/8/2007 by Steve Davis at Major League Soccer News
Major League Soccer's playoff format doesn't exactly heap a treasure trove of rewards on the higher seeds in the semifinal series. But, oh, how the bounty comes tumbling in for the conference finals.
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