Thanks to a second half goal from Marino Hinestroza, the Columbus Crew snatched a point on the road in Nashville this past Saturday. Hinestroza’s equalizer coupled with Sean Zawadski’s opening goal was enough to ensure the Crew a result despite an outburst of attacking play from Nashville in first half stoppage time. Columbus played the entire match without star Cucho Hernandez who was kept from … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Tigres
The Columbus Crew suffered its first loss of the 2024 campaign in outrageous circumstances away to Charlotte FC last weekend. A 26th-minute red card to Derrick Jones put Columbus behind the 8 ball, with injuries to Rudy Camacho and Christian Hernandez preceding Jones’s sending off. The Crew looks to rebound quickly as they enter another busy period of matches with an away trip to Nashville … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Nashville SC
After a 1-1 draw on Tuesday evening that saw the Columbus Crew defeat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 on aggregate to advance to the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals, the Crew’s focus shifts back to MLS play as they host the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. The Red Bulls have gotten off to a good start thus far in 2024 and are showing new life under … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: New York Red Bulls
With the latest game-winning goal in Major League Soccer history, Mohamed Farsi lifted the Columbus Crew to a 2-1 victory at the death on Saturday at home against the Chicago Fire. The victory helped the Crew gain three more valuable points in early season MLS play as they balance the start of the MLS campaign with their CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) run. The Crew has … Continue reading Massive Scouting: Houston Dynamo Take Two
The Columbus Crew was the featured participant of The Late Show on Wednesday Night as Alexandru Matan’s stoppage time winner gave the Black & Gold a deserved advantage against the Houston Dynamo in their CONCACAF Champions Cup first leg tie. The focus now shifts back to Columbus and MLS play as the Crew face the Chicago Fire at Lower.com Field on Saturday night. Chicago has … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Chicago Fire
Photo credit: Houston Dynamo FC The Crew begins its 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup campaign on Wednesday as they take on a fellow MLS side in the Houston Dynamo. The Black & Gold received a first-round bye thanks to their 2023 MLS Cup triumph over LAFC in early December. Houston on the other hand, has already played and won a CCC matchup in 2024 over St. … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Houston Dynamo
After a strong opening match last Saturday against Atlanta United, the Columbus Crew hit the road for their first road match of 2024. This time, the Black & Gold travel north to take on Western Conference foes Minnesota United. The Loons, who also won in week 1, are in the midst of a coaching transition after a long search that stemmed from the club’s dismissal … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Minnesota United
Merry Crewsmas! Your defending MLS champion Columbus Crew is set to begin its title defense in the 2024 campaign just 77 short days after winning their third MLS Cup. In that time, the Crew have added Derrick Jones, Marino Hinestroza and Nico Hagen to their roster to strengthen the squad. They have also resigned some notable players such as Rudy Camacho, Steven Moreira, Mo Farsi, … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Atlanta United
The Columbus Crew has begun preparations for the 2024 season, which will be the busiest in the long history of the Black & Gold. In addition to the 2024 MLS regular season campaign, Columbus will participate in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, League Cup, Campeones Cup and the U.S. Open Cup over the next several months. The Crew players and staff will need to be ready … Continue reading Columbus Crew 2024 positional preview: Central Midfielders
The 2024 MLS SuperDraft took place on Tuesday and marked the beginning of the MLS offseason. Most teams, including the Columbus Crew, use the SuperDraft to find talented, young players to bring into the club and develop into potential first-team members in MLS, with college and MLS NEXT Pro players available to be selected. In the third round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, the Black … Continue reading The Crew selects UC Irvine’s Luke Pruter in the third round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft
The Columbus Crew opened the 2024 MLS SuperDraft by selecting forward Jayden Da with the 29th overall pick on Tuesday. The defending MLS Cup champions still had more selections to make. The Crew’s second-round selection in the 2024 SuperDraft was Zach Zengue from the University of Georgetown. Zengue, a midfielder, is a product of Shattuck St. Mary’s Academy in Minnesota. Zengue just finished his sophomore … Continue reading The Crew selects Georgetown’s Zach Zengue in the second round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft
The 2023 MLS champions’ offseason is in full swing as the Columbus Crew builds towards a busy 2024 season. The Crew will play in MLS, the CONCACAF Champions Cup and Leagues Cup in the coming year. Thus, it is important for the Black & Gold to add quality players and depth is a huge necessity for Columbus this offseason The first major part of the … Continue reading The Crew select Duquesne’s Jayden Da in the first round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft
Life comes at you fast, especially for the 2023 MLS Cup champions. Even before the victory parade ended in Columbus on Tuesday, after winning the club’s third league championship by defeating LAFC 2-1 on Saturday, the Columbus Crew had to make its end-of-the-year roster decisions. This is always a confusing time for players and fans alike, as everyone involved looks to figure out where they … Continue reading Analyzing the Crew’s end-of-year roster decisions
For the fourth time in club history, the Columbus Crew will compete for MLS’s biggest prize in the MLS Cup Final on Saturday afternoon. Better yet, the Crew will host the final for the third time in nine years. The Black & Gold earned their way to play on Major League Soccer’s biggest stage through a dramatic and historic come-from-behind victory in the Eastern Conference … Continue reading Massive Scouting: LAFC – MLS Cup Final
The Columbus Crew blanked Atlanta United 2-0 in Game 1 of the first-round MLS Cup playoff series last week. That win came thanks to a brace from forward Cucho Hernandez at Lower.com Field. On Tuesday, the Black & Gold travel to Atlanta with the opportunity to close out the series and secure their spot in the next round of the playoffs. United will get a … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Atlanta United
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