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Columbus Crew 3, Red Bulls 1: Crew Defeats Red Bulls to Win M.L.S. Cup
Defender Chad Marshall scored the winning goal as the Columbus Crew won their first M.L.S. Cup title. >
MLS CUP FINAL Video:  RED BULLS v CREW --- (full highlights)
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MLS CUP FINAL Video: RED BULLS v CREW --- (full highlights)
youtube.com — (6:15) Official highlights: Sunday, November 23 --- Columbus won their first MLS Cup with a 3-1 victory... over New York at The Home Depot Center. --- Guillermo Barros Schelotto took home the MVP trophy with three assists on goals by Alejandro Moreno, Chad Marshall, and Frankie Hejduk. (ABC / ESPN) (more) MLS CUP FINAL Video: RED BULLS v CREW --- (full highlights)
MLS CUP FINAL Coverage:  CREW prove worthy...
MLS CUP FINAL Coverage: CREW prove worthy...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com — November 24 --- by Jonah Freedman / SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Five things we learned after the Columbus Crew's... 3-1 win over the New York Red Bulls in MLS Cup 2008: --- 1. The best team in Major League Soccer finally won the title, and all is right with the world... (more) MLS CUP FINAL Coverage: CREW prove worthy...
MLS CUP FINAL Video:  RED BULLS v CREW --- (interviews)
MLS CUP FINAL Video: RED BULLS v CREW --- (interviews)
web.mlsnet.com — (from MLSNet.com) Excerpts from interviews just after the conclusion of Columbus' 3-1 win over RBNY include head... coach Sigi Schmid. --- Players commenting at the Home Depot Center on the team's first-ever MLS Cup title include: Robbie Rogers, Frankie Hejduk, Danny O'Rourke, Brian Carroll, more... (more) MLS CUP FINAL Video: RED BULLS v CREW --- (interviews)
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