Columbus Crew

[nicknc33]

Hejduk on a great play inside the box, what a pass by Schelotto. 3-1 10 min left.

[Silent Nature]

Finally, Ohio wins a big one.

Too bad that it's not Cleveland.

Proud of their efforts in this game and timely goals.

[Jake]

[censored], I was going to watch this and I forgot.

Looks like the Crew has it in the bag.

[nicknc33]

The Columbus Crew are MLS champions! Congrats!

[OHSportsFan9]

COLUMBUS CREW!

MLS CUP CHAMPIONS!


Awesome. I was there for their first game!

and their first in Crew Stadium!

[JXC]

Definitely the biggest win for a Columbus sports team since Ohio State beat Michigan in 2008.

[CHU]

Group shaving at 8 p.m. tonight.

Great championship.

[BuckeyeMac]

Yeah Crew....CONGRATS MLS CHAMPS BABY!!!

['BusNative]

Solid weekend all around in Columbus! Congrats to the Crew!!!

[BuckTwenty]

The playoff beards worked!

2008 MLS Champions. It's about time we won it all. I'm so proud of those guys. After playing Chicago as tough as we did, you just knew they were going to win it all.

Schelotto is the best playmaking midfielder MLS has seen in a long time. I desperately hope they can keep him and Sigi in Black & Gold next year.

[ScriptOhio]

Jeff Gross/GettyImages
Alejandro Moreno, left, sent Columbus on its way to the MLS Cup.

Columbus had entered the MLS Cup final as resounding favorites. The Crew proved Sunday at the Home Depot Center that they're without a doubt the best team in MLS -- cruising 3-1 over the Red Bulls

ESPNsoccernet - U.S. Soccer

[jlb1705]

That was fun to watch. Schelotto was brilliant, especially on the service on that third goal. It was a thing of beauty.

[OHSportsFan9]

My uncle's article from mlsnet.com

Major League Soccer: News: Article

He covered the Crew for the Dispatch for many many years, he's now working with the official site of MLS. Haven't talked to him yet, but he's probably pretty happy.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Major League Soccer
Crew ponders possible losses
Expansion teams want Schmid; key players in limbo
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:16 AM
By Shawn Mitchell


The Columbus Dispatch

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- Crew investor-operator Clark Hunt was operating under the "midnight rule" Sunday night, citing his belief that NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer was on to something when he said a victory could be celebrated or a loss dwelled upon only until 11:59 p.m. on the day it occurred.
It's safe to say the rest of the Crew wasn't playing by any such rule after winning the first MLS Cup championship in franchise history with a 3-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls.
Early in the evening, adult beverages were quaffed from the Cup trophy by players and fans during an impromptu victory party at the team hotel. The revelry continued late into the night after Clark and the Cup had both retired for the evening.

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Soccer
All hail the champions
Keeping the team together is next challenge for Crew
Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:59 AM
By Shawn Mitchell


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
FRED SQUILLANTEDispatch photos
Crew fans cheer as members of the 2008 MLS Cup champions gather on the Statehouse steps for a celebration.


Crew players display their newly won MLS Cup trophy at the Statehouse.


The Crew's celebration train made another stop yesterday, this time at the Statehouse, where Gov. Ted Strickland hosted a rally celebrating the Crew's MLS Cup championship. Horns were blown, mayoral proclamations were made and photos were snapped.



It was a happy affair, tempered only by the likelihood that one of the players being celebrated will likely be lost in the Major League Soccer expansion draft today.
More important, however, might be the player the Crew will retain.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto will return for another season and could be the Crew's first designated player, a source close to both Schelotto and the team said yesterday.

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