justsoccerjerseys.com - 11/24/2008
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Well the team that was the best all season long finally got to hoist the league's trophy at the end of the game. The Columbus Crew won the 2008 MLS Cup yesterday over New York Red Bull 3-1.
Columbus Crew win 2008 MLS Cup
american-soccer-news.com 11/24/2008 — Major League Soccer’s newly-crowned MVP was front and center at the league’s showpiece game at Home Depot Center Sunday afternoon, as the Columbus Crew beat the New York Red Bulls to win MLS Cup 2008. The man in question, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, set up all thr Columbus goals.
Columbus Crew Complete Job, Win MLS Cup
soccer.fanhouse.com 11/23/2008 — Either way it's better than the "America's Hardest Working Team" motto, which seems fairly impossible to prove. However lame the motto, it's appropriate today as the Crew won their first MLS Cup final, beating the New York Red Bulls, 3-1, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
Goal: Rested and Ready for M.L.S. Cup
nytimes.com 11/18/2008 — Neither the Columbus Crew nor the Red Bulls played more than a handful of games in addition to their 30-game league schedules. >
MLS CUP FINAL Video: CREW v RED BULLS --- (Columbus arrival interviews)
web.mlsnet.com 11/20/2008 — (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...
A historic night for the Columbus Crew, in pictures
crew.american-soccer-news.com 11/14/2008 — 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.
Union Ultras at MLS Cup... with the Crew?
chivas-usa.blogspot.com 12/1/2008 — This morning we were here in the Chivas USA Communications office reading through the news when we saw Greg Lalas' piece on SI.com about the fans at MLS Cup on Sunday, which he titled " An ode to passionate MLS fans. " In the article, he mentioned on ...
MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: CREW get first playoff win in six years
web.mlsnet.com 11/9/2008 — 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...
Crew Secure a Spot in MLS Cup 2008
rainorshinesoccer.com 11/14/2008 — After losing in five straight conference championships, the Columbus Crew finally prevailed as the Eastern Conference Champions Thursday night as they beat the second-seeded Chicago Fire 2-1 in Colombus.
Red Bulls let strong first half go to waste —
Major League Soccer News 11/24/2008
This was not the New York Red Bulls of last week, or even the week before. No, Juan Carlos Osorio, who was criticized by some for his defensive-minded tactics in the weeks leading up to the MLS Cup Final, went for the jugular from the opening kickoff ...
Schelotto posts three assists, earns MVP —
Major League Soccer News 11/24/2008
In the Columbus Crew's 3-1 MLS Cup-winning victory against the Red Bulls, playmaker Guillermo Barros Schelotto could be seen making contributions both big and small, and they all added up to his being named the Most Valuable Player of MLS Cup 2008.
Red Bulls turn page quickly after Cup loss —
Major League Soccer News 11/24/2008
The New York Red Bulls played in the MLS Cup Final for the first time in the club's 13-year history on Sunday, and while the magical postseason run came to an end following a 3-1 loss to the Columbus Crew at The Home Depot Center, preparation for next ...