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crew.american-soccer-news.com - 11/14/2008
A historic night for the Columbus Crew, in pictures
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A pair of quick goals shortly after half time carried the Columbus Crew to a 2-1 Eastern Conference Championship victory Thursday against the Chicago Fire and the first MLS Cup berth in the club's history. American Soccer News was there to document the historic occasion.
A historic night for the Columbus Crew, in pictures
MLS CUP FINAL Video: CREW v RED BULLS --- (Columbus arrival interviews)
web.mlsnet.com - 11/20/2008
MLS CUP FINAL Video: CREW v RED BULLS --- (Columbus arrival interviews)
— web.mlsnet.com — (from MLSnet.com) Crew captain Frankie Hejduk (pictured here in last month's Supporter's Shield celebrations) is interviewed along... with head coach Sigi Schmid as the team arrived in L.A. ready to prepare to take on the New York Red Bulls in both teams' first-ever MLS Cup Final this Sunday... (more) MLS CUP FINAL Video: CREW v RED BULLS --- (Columbus ...

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MLS CUP PLAYOFFS Video: CREW v WIZARDS --- (interviews)
web.mlsnet.com - 11/9/2008
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS Video: CREW v WIZARDS --- (interviews)
— web.mlsnet.com — (1:45) MLSNet.com: Columbus Crew head coach Sigi Schmid and veteran defender Frankie Hejduk comment on progress that... the Ohio team has made since Schmid took over, in 2008 winning the MLS Supporters Shield. -- The two also discuss their Eastern Conference Semifinals opponent, Kansas City Wizards. (more) MLS CUP PLAYOFFS Video: CREW v WIZARDS --- (interviews)

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MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: CREW get first playoff win in six years
web.mlsnet.com - 11/9/2008
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: CREW get first playoff win in six years
— web.mlsnet.com — November 8 --- MLSNet.com: Very few players were around the last time the Columbus Crew were in... the MLS Cup Playoffs, but the ghosts of past postseasons still lurked in a cool Crew Stadium on Saturday - until the team emphatically kicked them to the curb... (more) MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: CREW get first playoff win in six years

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