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<item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Update: Crew head west]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080723&amp;content_id=174940&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:55:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080723&amp;content_id=174940&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[After league play resumes, following Thursday&#39;s Pepsi MLS All-Star Game festivities in Toronto, the Crew will embark West to Colorado to take on the Rapids in the return leg of the home-and-home season series between the two clubs. The match features a Crew squad (8-5-4, 28 pts.) that is seeking to gain ground on first-place New England in the East, and a Rapids side (6-8-3, 21 pts.) that is looking to improve on its position in the middle of the pack in the West.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[After league play resumes, following Thursday's Pepsi MLS All-Star Game festivities in Toronto, the Crew will embark West to Colorado to take on the Rapids in the return leg of the home-and-home season series between the two clubs. The match features a Crew squad (8-5-4, 28 pts.) that is seeking to gain ground on first-place New England in the East, and a Rapids side (6-8-3, 21 pts.) that is looking to improve on its position in the middle of the pack in the West.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew try to cope without Olympians]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080722&amp;content_id=174904&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:51:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080722&amp;content_id=174904&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew are experiencing the same feelings parents have when their son heads off to college: There&#39;s a lot of pride and hope that he will do well but, really, now who&#39;s going to cut the grass?]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew are experiencing the same feelings parents have when their son heads off to college: There's a lot of pride and hope that he will do well but, really, now who's going to cut the grass?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Sirk's Notebook: Crew vs. Wizards]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080721&amp;content_id=174511&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:48:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080721&amp;content_id=174511&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Crew and Kansas City Wizards hooked up in a 3-3 Rorschach test on Thursday night. Was it a point won for the Crew after going two goals down? Or two points lost after going a goal up?]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Crew and Kansas City Wizards hooked up in a 3-3 Rorschach test on Thursday night. Was it a point won for the Crew after going two goals down? Or two points lost after going a goal up?]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Steve Sirk</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Schelotto named MLS Player of the Week]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080722&amp;content_id=174709&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:47:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080722&amp;content_id=174709&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Crew midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto was voted as Major League Soccer&#39;s Player of the Week for Week 17 of the 2008 season.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Crew midfielder Guillermo Barros Schelotto was voted as Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for Week 17 of the 2008 season.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew statement on recent altercation]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080722&amp;content_id=174593&amp;vkey=pr_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:14:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080722&amp;content_id=174593&amp;vkey=pr_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew issued the following statement regarding an altercation that took place at Crew Stadium during halftime of Sunday&#39;s exhibition between West Ham United and the Crew which has been exaggerated in at least one news report.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew issued the following statement regarding an altercation that took place at Crew Stadium during halftime of Sunday's exhibition between West Ham United and the Crew which has been exaggerated in at least one news report.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Garey goal not enough for Crew]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080720&amp;content_id=174324&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:29:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080720&amp;content_id=174324&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Columbus Crew rookie midfielder Cory Elenio said he wasn&#39;t in awe of playing English Premier League club West Ham United in a friendly Sunday. After all, he owns Hammers defender Anton Ferdinand.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Columbus Crew rookie midfielder Cory Elenio said he wasn't in awe of playing English Premier League club West Ham United in a friendly Sunday. After all, he owns Hammers defender Anton Ferdinand.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Hammers hand Crew friendly loss]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080720&amp;content_id=174298&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:21:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080720&amp;content_id=174298&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[West Ham United might be in the early stages of their preseason training, but they were in good enough form to give a Columbus Crew team comprised mostly of reserves a 3-1 defeat Sunday afternoon at Crew Stadium.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[West Ham United might be in the early stages of their preseason training, but they were in good enough form to give a Columbus Crew team comprised mostly of reserves a 3-1 defeat Sunday afternoon at Crew Stadium.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Columbus awaits West Ham United]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080719&amp;content_id=174043&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:01:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080719&amp;content_id=174043&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Andy Iro has a chance to enact revenge against West Ham on Sunday in Crew Stadium even though he has never played against the English Premier League club.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Andy Iro has a chance to enact revenge against West Ham on Sunday in Crew Stadium even though he has never played against the English Premier League club.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Comeback Crew rally, relent]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080718&amp;content_id=173785&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:07:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080718&amp;content_id=173785&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[For the second consecutive home match, the Columbus Crew fell behind by a pair of goals in the opening 25 minutes before rallying.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[For the second consecutive home match, the Columbus Crew fell behind by a pair of goals in the opening 25 minutes before rallying.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew, Wizards shootout ends in draw]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080717&amp;content_id=173761&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:35:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080717&amp;content_id=173761&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[It wasn&#39;t officially Turn Back the Clock Night in a raucous Crew Stadium but the Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards put on an offensive outburst in the first half that harkened to the inaugural year of MLS in another nationally televised Thursday night match.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[It wasn't officially Turn Back the Clock Night in a raucous Crew Stadium but the Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards put on an offensive outburst in the first half that harkened to the inaugural year of MLS in another nationally televised Thursday night match.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Nowak makes final roster selections]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080717&amp;content_id=173733&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:07:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080717&amp;content_id=173733&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[You can&#39;t always get what you want. And no one has to remind U.S. men&#39;s Olympic coach Peter Nowak of that when it came to selecting his three overage players for the U.S. men&#39;s Olympic team.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[You can't always get what you want. And no one has to remind U.S. men's Olympic coach Peter Nowak of that when it came to selecting his three overage players for the U.S. men's Olympic team.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Michael Lewis</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Carroll, Hesmer reunited in Columbus]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080716&amp;content_id=173155&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:12:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080716&amp;content_id=173155&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Columbus Crew goalkeeper Will Hesmer was an Academic All-American at Wake Forest while earning a history degree, but somewhere along the way he must have taken a few public relations courses.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Columbus Crew goalkeeper Will Hesmer was an Academic All-American at Wake Forest while earning a history degree, but somewhere along the way he must have taken a few public relations courses.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Third clash holds sway for Crew, K.C.]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080716&amp;content_id=173085&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:10:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080716&amp;content_id=173085&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards meet for the third time this season, and while they are at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference table, the MLS Primetime Thursday matchup at Crew Stadium will be important for both to kick off the second half of the season.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew and Kansas City Wizards meet for the third time this season, and while they are at opposite ends of the Eastern Conference table, the MLS Primetime Thursday matchup at Crew Stadium will be important for both to kick off the second half of the season.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew looking for consistency in back]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080715&amp;content_id=172916&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:31:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080715&amp;content_id=172916&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[While the Columbus Crew have found stability in the midfield and forward positions the past three matches with the same starting six, the backline continues to be a source of adjustment.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[While the Columbus Crew have found stability in the midfield and forward positions the past three matches with the same starting six, the backline continues to be a source of adjustment.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Update: Busy week for Crew]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080715&amp;content_id=172878&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:14:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080715&amp;content_id=172878&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Crew will once again enjoy a packed schedule this week, as they return home to Crew Stadium for an ESPN Thursday Night Primetime match-up against the Kansas City Wizards, then welcome English Premier League squad West Ham United in an international exhibition on Sunday (July 20). ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Crew will once again enjoy a packed schedule this week, as they return home to Crew Stadium for an ESPN Thursday Night Primetime match-up against the Kansas City Wizards, then welcome English Premier League squad West Ham United in an international exhibition on Sunday (July 20). ]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Columbus endures short turn around]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080714&amp;content_id=172686&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:47:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080714&amp;content_id=172686&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[A glance at the schedule suggests the Columbus Crew wouldn&#39;t be happy with a quick turnaround. After playing Saturday at Real Salt Lake in high altitude on a hard artificial surface, the Crew face the Kansas City Wizards at home.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[A glance at the schedule suggests the Columbus Crew wouldn't be happy with a quick turnaround. After playing Saturday at Real Salt Lake in high altitude on a hard artificial surface, the Crew face the Kansas City Wizards at home.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Early goal dooms Columbus]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080713&amp;content_id=172310&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:33:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080713&amp;content_id=172310&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Allowing an early goal doomed the Columbus Crew in their quest to be the first visiting team to post a win against Real Salt Lake at Rice-Eccles Stadium.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Allowing an early goal doomed the Columbus Crew in their quest to be the first visiting team to post a win against Real Salt Lake at Rice-Eccles Stadium.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Scott McAllister</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew see win streak end at RSL]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080712&amp;content_id=172257&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:12:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080712&amp;content_id=172257&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew saw their four-game unbeaten streak come to end, falling 2-0 to Real Salt Lake at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday night.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Columbus Crew saw their four-game unbeaten streak come to end, falling 2-0 to Real Salt Lake at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday night.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Scott McAllister</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew not worried by Rogers' drought]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080711&amp;content_id=171947&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:47:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080711&amp;content_id=171947&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Columbus Crew second-year forward Robbie Rogers would rather take the sum of his season&#39;s work and not his current goalless streak in MLS play that has reached eight games.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Columbus Crew second-year forward Robbie Rogers would rather take the sum of his season's work and not his current goalless streak in MLS play that has reached eight games.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew Academy shows progress in first season]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080711&amp;content_id=171926&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080711&amp;content_id=171926&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[The Crew Soccer Academy advanced to the U-18 finals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Summer Showcase, set for Saturday through July 18, in Carson, Calif.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Crew Soccer Academy advanced to the U-18 finals of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Summer Showcase, set for Saturday through July 18, in Carson, Calif.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Upstarts meet when RSL face Crew]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080710&amp;content_id=171799&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:11:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080710&amp;content_id=171799&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[A couple of clubs who have been much improved this season -- and thus are in the thick of their conference races -- come together when Real Salt Lake play host to the Columbus Crew.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[A couple of clubs who have been much improved this season -- and thus are in the thick of their conference races -- come together when Real Salt Lake play host to the Columbus Crew.]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew get cathartic win vs. Independiente]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080709&amp;content_id=171608&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:34:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080709&amp;content_id=171608&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[It could be the suburban practice facility in Obetz, Crew Stadium on a Sunday afternoon or an uneven patch of sod in the middle of nowhere. What matters to Jason Garey is scoring goals anytime he is on the field.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[It could be the suburban practice facility in Obetz, Crew Stadium on a Sunday afternoon or an uneven patch of sod in the middle of nowhere. What matters to Jason Garey is scoring goals anytime he is on the field.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Crew reach objectives vs. Independiente]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080710&amp;content_id=171613&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:24:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080710&amp;content_id=171613&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[Behind goals from regular starter Robbie Rogers and seldom-used forward Jason Garey, the Crew defeated Independiente 2-1 to run their international record to 10-2-2.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Behind goals from regular starter Robbie Rogers and seldom-used forward Jason Garey, the Crew defeated Independiente 2-1 to run their international record to 10-2-2.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Columbus prepare for Independiente]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080708&amp;content_id=171248&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:10:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080708&amp;content_id=171248&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[International friendlies can have the feel of a glorified scrimmage between two teams trying not to get hurt or the texture and bite of a big-time match.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[International friendlies can have the feel of a glorified scrimmage between two teams trying not to get hurt or the texture and bite of a big-time match.]]></content:encoded>
<dc:creator>Craig Merz</dc:creator>
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<item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Notes: At the halfway point]]></title><link>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080708&amp;content_id=171209&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:47:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://columbus.crew.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20080708&amp;content_id=171209&amp;vkey=news_coc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;team=t102</guid><description><![CDATA[At the midway point of its season, the Crew embarks upon a busy week, as it first plays host to a mid-week international exhibition against storied Argentine club, Independiente, before heading to Utah to face Real Salt Lake on Saturday.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[At the midway point of its season, the Crew embarks upon a busy week, as it first plays host to a mid-week international exhibition against storied Argentine club, Independiente, before heading to Utah to face Real Salt Lake on Saturday.]]></content:encoded>
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