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Once down, Wizards rose to task
web.mlsnet.com - 12/1/2008
Once down, Wizards rose to task
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Left for dead. That is what the Kansas City Wizards were on June 14, 11 games into their 2008 MLS season. But Kansas City would rise like the famed phoenix by season's end. And now, the club is pulsing, and the vital signs are good for the future.

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Video: WIZARDS Season in Review
web.mlsnet.com - 12/2/2008
Video: WIZARDS Season in Review
— web.mlsnet.com — (from MLSNet.com) A capsule of highlights from Kansas City's 2008 season, a year in which they rose to the challenges of a new stadium and made a thrilling playoff run. (Shown here: Team captain Jimmy Conrad and new acquisition Herculez Gomez, contributors of many of KC's best moments this year) (more) Video: WIZARDS Season in Review

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advantageplayed.blogspot.com - 12/2/2008
Advantage Played
— advantageplayed.blogspot.com — MLS 2008: A Year in Review This past MLS season you watched hundreds of hours of MLS soccer, but how much of it do you remember? Between the beers, the hotdogs, heat, cold, and banging your head against a wall you probably don’t remember much of the ... (more) Advantage Played

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securemls.mlsnet.com - 12/4/2008
Kansas City Wizards: Fans: Player Tryouts - Application
— securemls.mlsnet.com — Must be 18 or older and have no high school eligibility left - those under 18 should look for KCW Juniors tryouts in June Finalists will be given a chance to train with the Kansas City Wizards first team in late March 2009 for a final try out and ... (more) Kansas City Wizards: Fans: Player Tryouts - Application

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