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    10 things about the first round

    By Steve Davis, ESPNsoccernet

    Sunday, November 4, 2007

    At playoff time, the little things really are the big things. So in that spirit, here are 10 things you may have missed during a dandy first round, during which both No. 1 seeds went down: 1. Now seems like a swell time to start talking up a Cup host curse. Clubs with an opportunity to host the final have found the first round a real pain in the patooty. MLS adopted the current postseason format in 2003. Since then, the prospective MLS Cup hosts have gone crashing out right away four ...

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