Before he danced on a dais at Rio Tinto Stadium, Dane Richards was celebrating in his New Jersey apartment after watching the Columbus Crew defeat D.C. United 1-0 on the final day of the regular season.
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With the 2008 season in the rearview mirror, here are the answers to some of the biggest questions surrounding FC Dallas as the club prepares for 2009.
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To anyone watching FC Dallas in 2008, it was apparent that the Hoops were a side with good talent. But if there was a chink in the FCD armor, it was that they were prone to frequent lapses in concentration, gaffes that often led to goals that either resulted in ties — or, in several cases, losses.
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It's as old as any rivalry in MLS. Yes, it's the Crew and the Red Bulls, the team formerly known as the MetroStars, a pair of MLS originals, hooking up in a final that few could've predicted.
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Four months ago, as he was riding a bus from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh, Danny Cepero didn't think he'd be where he is now.
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Fresh off a remarkable 1-0 win against Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday night, the New York Red Bulls immediately boarded a chartered flight back to New Jersey to begin preparation for Sunday's MLS Cup Final.
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What's that saying from German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche? "That which does not kill us makes us stronger"? Well, if that is the case, then the Red Bulls have one of the strongest soccer teams in the world.
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No matter the outcome of Sunday's MLS Cup in Carson, Calif., a player from the Columbus area will be on the winning side.
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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.
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The Columbus Crew will meet the New York Red Bulls to crown Major League Soccer's champion on Sunday, Nov. 23, but the action surrounding MLS Cup starts well before then, as in the days leading up to the game, events in and around The Home Depot Center will thrill soccer fans of all ages.
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While Wednesday's qualifier against Guatemala at Dick's Sporting Goods Park is on paper meaningless, it gives national team coach Bob Bradley a chance to take a look at some players he might consider for the final hexagonal stage.
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The Columbus Crew will meet the New York Red Bulls to crown Major League Soccer's champion on Sunday, Nov. 23, but the action surrounding MLS Cup starts well before then, as in the days leading up to the game, events in and around The Home Depot Center will thrill soccer fans of all ages.
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The New York Red Bulls' historical run to the MLS Cup is the type of story that belongs on the silver screen, writes Michael Lewis.
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The music blared, the players danced and Juan Carlos Osorio was doused by some combination of water and Gatorade. Champagne? Nah, that's reserved for the MLS Cup Final.
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As the New York Red Bulls have reached a first MLS Cup Final in club history, leaving highly favored and higher seeded teams in their wake, their charge through the postseason has come from a most unlikely source — thanks to a patched-up defense.
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As he witnessed shot after shot clank off either post, Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman couldn't help wondering if some sort of jinx or hex had overtaken his team on the field against New York.
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The New York Red Bulls might have backed into the playoffs, but they sauntered into the first MLS Cup Final in club history, defeating host Real Salt Lake 1-0 in the Western Conference Championship at a sold-out Rio Tinto Stadium Saturday night.
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In each of Real's last four games, they have scored a decisive goal in the final quarter of the contest. Can they take out the Red Bulls in the Western Conference Championship?
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Even though the Columbus Crew will leave behind many of their passionate supporters when they play for the MLS Cup Nov. 23 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, the trip to southern California will be like going home for many associated with the team.
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A host of bad memories lingered with Real Salt Lake after New York made its first visit to Rio Tinto Stadium last month. Midfielder Will Johnson thinks RSL cannot afford to repeat such a scenario when New York returns to Utah to decide the Western Conference Championship and the final spot in MLS Cup 2008 on Saturday.
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