Archive for October, 2008
The Columbus Crew as an organization is making its first postseason appearance in four seasons. However, the players making up the team are not lacking in big games, whether it be in the MLS Cup Playoffs or other competitions.
Just like you might hear at a staff meeting anywhere across America, communication, pardon the cliche, is key. That was the message for the Dynamo in their last tuneup before they open the MLS Cup Playoffs against the New York Red Bulls Saturday in E. Rutherford, N.J.
Posted in DC United by D.C. United News on October 31st, 2008
D.C. United announced Friday the club raised $10,000 to benefit the Claudia Mayer Cancer Resource Center, located at Howard County General Hospital in Columbia, MD. The proceeds raised from the sale of D.C. United Breast Cancer Awareness merchandise were donated during halftime of United's final game of the 2008 season against CD Marathon on Wednesday, October 29.
Posted in DC United by D.C. United News on October 31st, 2008
Find out what the print and blog worlds are saying about all things D.C. United in the newest edition of the D.C. United Newsstand.
Posted in Chivas USA by Luis Bueno on October 31st, 2008
In 2006, Chivas USA played host to a playoff game for the first time, and the energy in the stands that day propelled the Red-and-White to a victory against a higher-seeded team. Now, it is Chivas USA who is the higher seed and must play on the road against the energetic first-time playoff team.
It's not easy to pull off the MLS version of the double. Just ask and of the coaches whose teams in recent years accrued the most points during the regular season en route to the Supporters' Shield, but failed to win MLS Cup.
The two-time defending MLS champion Houston Dynamo will begin their three-peat quest in New York against the upstart Red Bulls.
Posted in Columbus Crew by Columbus Crew News on October 31st, 2008
The Kansas City Wizards will host the top-seeded Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series opener.
The Kansas City Wizards will host the top-seeded Columbus Crew in the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series opener.
Kansas City could very well find itself down early in the match on Saturday against the favored Crew at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. And that's where the Wizards' most significant intangible -- discipline -- comes into play.
