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    Underdogs look to spoil the party in the East

    By Ives Galarcep
    Special to ESPNsoccernet

    Wednesday, October 24, 2007

    Don't tell the Chicago Fire or New York Red Bulls, but the Eastern Conference is supposed to be predictable. D.C. and New England have been pegged to meet in the conference final for the second straight season, and the first round of the MLS playoffs is supposed to be a mere formality. The Fire and Red Bulls feel otherwise. Chicago tied D.C. the past two times the teams met (both in the past month) and the Red Bulls tied New England in their last meeting but came away feeling like they ou ...

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