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    Ten things to note, playoff edition

    By Steve Davis

    Sunday, November 2, 2008

    Sweeping up after the MLS weekend party, here are 10 things I found lying around: 1. Precious goals. Whatever you think of Major League Soccer's odd-duck playoff structure, which doesn't provide much early reward for higher seeds, most of the favorites will indeed march into the back half of the home-and-away series with an edge. Red Bull New York bunkered too early and paid dearly as Houston's late equalizer left the defending champs in dandy shape. Now it's back to Robertson, where ...

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