| Red Bulls, Crew both gunning for first MLS Cup
When the dust settles on the Major League Soccer
title game at The Home Depot Center on Sunday, one of the two combatants - the
New York Red Bulls or the heavily favored Columbus Crew - will be hoisting
their respective franchise's first ever MLS Cup Trophy.
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| L.A.'s Donovan set to join Bayern Munich on loan
United States star Landon Donovan is set to
join Bayern Munich on loan in January, it was revealed Thursday, and the German
club hopes the likely two-and-a-half month deal could become permanent.
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| Fire loan Blanco to Santos for Mexican playoffs
Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire reached a
tentative agreement Thursday to loan midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco to Santos of
the Mexican Primera Division.
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| Crew's Schelotto wins MVP
Columbus Crew midfielder Guillermo Barros
Schelotto was named Major League Soccers Most Valuable Player on Thursday.
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| Columbus, New York took opposite routes to MLS Cup '08
The Columbus Crew are the No. 1 seed in
the Major League Soccer Cup playoffs after finishing the regular season with
the league's best record, using consistency on both sides of the ball to get
where it is today.
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| Schelotto wins final MLS Player of the Week of '08
Columbus Crew midfielder Guillermo Barros
Schelotto received the final Major League Soccer Player of the Week honor of
the 2008 season.
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| Van den Bergh goal propels N.Y. to first ever MLS Cup title game
After barely sneaking into the Major League
Soccer playoffs as the last overall seed, forced into the Western Conference
bracket as a wild card team, the New York Red Bulls pulled their second-
straight road upset of a Western Conference opponent. This time a dramatic 1-0
victory against Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium in the Western Conference
final on Saturday night was enough for New York (2-0-1) to advance to it's
first ever MLS Cup title game.
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| Red Bulls hope to continue improbable playoff run at RSL
The question is, after upsetting the two-time
defending Major League Soccer Cup champion Houston Dynamo in the Western
Conference semifinals last week, can the New York Red Bulls keep their
improbable playoff run going.
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| United's Fred joins Australian side on loan
D.C. United midfielder Fred will join
Australian side Wellington FC Phoenix as a guest player on a short-term loan
the Major League Soccer side announced on Friday.
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| Crew advance to first MLS Cup with victory over Fire
In their fourth appearance in the Eastern
Conference Championship, the Columbus Crew advanced to their first Major
League Soccer Cup title game with a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire on Thursday
night at Crew Stadium.
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