Red Bulls playing like superheroes
web.mlsnet.com 11/18/2008 — They have been called miracle workers and magicians during their amazing playoff run to MLS Cup. To many fans, however, the New York Red Bulls are much more than that. They are heroes, perhaps even super heroes, as the team prepares to take on the ...

MLS CUP FINAL Preview: RED BULLS arrive in L.A.
web.mlsnet.com 11/21/2008 — November 20 --- MLSNet.com: As the New York Red Bulls landed at Long Beach Airport on late Thursday afternoon, Gordon Kljestan looked out the window and thought, "I'm home." --- Gordon - and his younger brother Sacha, who plays for the USMNT and Chivas USA - grew up in nearby Huntington Beach, CA.

MLS Cup Final Preview
soccercityfc.com 11/17/2008 — The MLS Cup final is set to become one of the most exciting matches of the season. There's only one way to really explain what will happen on Sunday: expect the unexpected. The match will feature the Columbus Crew against the New York Red Bulls. The Crew finished the season at the top of the East

MLS CUP FINAL Video: RED BULLS regular season highlights
youtube.com 11/22/2008 — (10:17) In anticipation of Sunday's MLS Cup Final, where RBNY will meet Columbus Crew in both teams' first-ever MLS Cup Final appearance, we present the official regular season highlight video that debuted for RBNY's Fan Appreciation Day. --- Scenes of fans and atmoshere, as well as match action.

MLS CUP FINAL Live Blog: RED BULLS v CREW
mls.theoffside.com 11/23/2008 — November 23 --- The Offside: If you’re watching the MLS Cup in the vicinity of your computer, or if you’re somewhere you can’t watch at all, be sure to stop by and leave comments on the action. --- Match begins at 12:30 pm local time (PST) at the Home Depot Center. --- TV: ABC / Telefutura / CBC.

MLS CUP FINAL Match Recap: RED BULLS v CREW [UPDATED]
web.mlsnet.com 11/24/2008 — (from MLSNet.com) The best team during the regular season claimed Major League Soccer's ultimate prize on Sunday, and the league's best player, Guillermo Barros Schelotto, turned in a performance for the ages, as the Columbus Crew earned their first-ever MLS Cup with a 3-1 win over RBNY.

Comparing NBA Stars and Superheroes
thoughtsfromthejockstrap.blogspot.com 12/3/2008 — It had to be done

MLS CUP FINAL Match Preview: RED BULLS v CREW
web.mlsnet.com 11/22/2008 — Sunday, November 23 | HOME DEPOT CENTER | 12:30 pm PST --- U.S. Nat'l TV: ABC / Telefutura --- Canada Nat'l TV: CBC --- MLSNet.com: Two teams who have never been to the MLS Cup Final will meet for the championship. (Shown here: RBNY's Juan Pablo Angel, Crew's Guillermo Barros Schelotto - MLS MVP)

MLS CUP FINAL Pics: Red Bulls arrive in L.A.
web.mlsnet.com 11/22/2008 — (9 pics) MLSNet.com: A very content Juan Pablo Angel (shown here) leads RBNY into their first-ever MLS Cup Final, after the playoffs' lowest seed made a surprising and winning run including road wins. --- Here, the New York players are seen as they arrive at Long Beach airport, ready to train...

MLS CUP PLAYOFFS Match Preview: DYNAMO v RED BULLS
web.mlsnet.com 11/9/2008 — Sunday, November 9 | ROBERTSON STADIUM | 2 pm CST --- TV: MSG Sports / Telefutura / Houston's ch.55 --- MLSNet.com: Each of the last two seasons - the same two seasons when the eventually won the MLS Cup title, Houston started off their playoff year with a loss - falling to Chivas USA and FC Dallas.

Earthquakes would like to play Tottenham Hotspur (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLS News 11/19/2008
Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes are attempting to have Tottenham Hotspur come to the United States for an exhibition game next summer. Earthquakes owner Lew Wolff said Wednesday his first choice was to have San Jose play Tottenham in ...

Wizards on right track entering offseason — Major League Soccer News 11/19/2008
The Kansas City Wizards brain trust feels it is right on track after two seasons at the helm. Head coach Curt Onalfo and technical director Peter Vermes have guided the team to the MLS Cup Playoffs in both seasons and even pulled two more points out ...

Crew relishing chance to play for MLS Cup — Major League Soccer News 11/19/2008
It's an exciting time for the Crew and people such as Crew fitness and strength coach Steve Tashjian, a Pasadena native, who have California connections because the team will face New York on Sunday in Carson, Calif., with the championship on the line.

Lewis: In spotlight, Cepero stays grounded — Major League Soccer News 11/20/2008
Perhaps one reason why Danny Cepero wasn't rattled by his emergency start for the Red Bulls against the Columbus Crew last month is because he literally had been there and done that some five years prior -- with much less prior notice.

Angel key to Red Bulls' success — Major League Soccer News 11/20/2008
One can only imagine what sort of season Juan Pablo Angel would have enjoyed had he been healthy. The first part of the MLS was a living hell and a major pain in the back in more ways than one for the 33-year-old Colombian, the second half pure heaven.