On the front page of ESPN.com there is a story on a death threat to the PSV coach http://espn.go.com/soccer/news/2002/0924/1435934.html I looked on espn's soccernet.com front page and didn't see the story at all. Is it old news and that's why its only on espn? or is it the dreaded conspiracy...
while espn.com and soccernet.com are linked they are not really run by the same people (in terms of content). the espn/starwave/disney internet people helped soccernet get up and running but their content, etc... is still their own.
Add me to those that feel that we should crown the team with the best record to be the MLS champs but them put far greater emphasis on the US Open Cup (like the FA cup in England). But if there must be playoffs, I voted for the option to keep it at 8 teams.