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.
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In what has been a rollercoaster season that will remarkably end in the MLS Cup Final at The Home Depot Center on Sunday afternoon, there has been one constant for the New York Red Bulls — Dave van den Bergh.
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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.
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The United States national team was dominant to close out the semifinal round of CONCACAF qualifying Wednesday night, taking a 2-0 victory against Guatemala at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
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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 Columbus Crew in the 13th MLS championship game at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. on Sunday.
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Albert Pujols, the veteran St. Louis Cardinals first baseman, has joined the ownership group for the proposed Major League Soccer team in St. Louis
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The third time was not a charm for Pat Noonan, so he's hoping for a better result with a different team. Noonan came oh-so close in the past three MLS Cups, and now he's back for a fourth straight try but this time it's with Columbus.
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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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