web.mlsnet.com - 11/18/2008
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The Columbus Crew will need to have an answer for the New York Red Bulls very dangerous counter attack when the two sides meet in MLS Cup 2008, Steve Davis writes.
web.mlsnet.com - 11/17/2008
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November 17 --- by Steve Davis / MLSNet.com:
RBNY's ride into MLS Cup 2008 has been truly
amazing. --- Something important has been buried amid the tale of how the Giants Stadium side, the very definition of average throughout the regular season, stormed its way into Sunday's MLS Cup Final...
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MLS CUP PLAYOFFS: Beware the counter attack...
soccernet.espn.go.com - 11/24/2008
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Marshall, Schelotto lift Crew to MLS Cup glory
Updated: November 23, 2008, 8:12 PM ET CARSON, Calif.
-- For the first time in franchise history, the Columbus Crew are Major League Soccer champions. Chad Marshall snapped a tie in the 52nd minute and ...
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RBNY Success Fathers More Theories Than The X-Files
The Offside Rules —
From Glenn Davis' piece in the Houston Chronicle on MLS Cup: "The Red Bulls have been organized, workmanlike, resilient and lucky, all at once. Opponents have hit the post six times over the past two games. Their coach, Juan Carlos Osorio, is obsessive about tactics and preparation and has gone through challenges ranging from losing Jozy Altidore (Villareal) to having Claudio Reyna retire (a blessing, with all due respect) and on to the suspensions of keeper Jon Conway and defender Jeff Parke." There are approximately 264 different theories of why the Western Conference Champion Red Bull New York is in MLS ...
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