On a fantastic midweek evening, the Columbus Crew hosted Liga MX side Club America in the 2024 Campeones Cup. Fireworks set off near the Southeast entrance to Lower.com Field, and a cool breeze drifted through the Downtown Columbus air as the Black & Gold looked to lift their third trophy in nine months on home soil. Club America made their presence known in a stadium … Continue reading Campeones Cup: Crew fall in penalties to Club America
The Columbus Crew is ready for their third final in nine months as they prepare to welcome Club América to Columbus for the 2024 Campeones Cup. The Campeones Cup is an annual competition between MLS and Liga MX that pits the MLS Cup winner from the previous year against the Liga MX Winner of the previous year. The Crew have won the Campeones Cup once … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Club América
The Columbus Crew showed no signs of slowing down despite a congested schedule, besting Orlando City SC 4-3 on Saturday evening. Columbus struck first, with Diego Rossi finding the back of the net with a little help from a deflection. From there, the Black & Gold slammed home two goals in the second half to extend their lead. Both Christian Ramirez and super-sub Cucho Hernandez … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus slays the Lions in a seven-goal thriller
Columbus Crew earned a hard fought 4-3 victory over Orlando City SC on Saturday evening. The Black & Gold received scoring contributions from forwarda Diego Rossi, Christian Ramirez, Cucho Hernandez, and midfielder AZ Jackson. Columbus enjoyed a three-goal lead over the visitors in the waning moments, but the last 20 minutes became a nightmare with two consecutive goals from the visitors as they looked to … Continue reading Columbus Crew survive scare against Orlando to earn season sweep
The Columbus Crew returned to winning ways in a midweek matchup with rival Toronto FC. Columbus made the trek up to Canada after a scoreless draw with FC Cincinnati on Saturday. Because of this, the Black & Gold featured a slightly rotated lineup, with another matchup with Orlando City SC coming on the weekend. The Crew struggled a bit in the first half, failing to … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus claims another Trillium Cup with a win over Toronto
A scoreless draw against in-state rivals FC Cincinnati came with a positive, as the Columbus Crew clinched a playoff spot to defend their 2023 MLS Cup before taking their talents North of the border to take on Toronto FC. Head coach Wilfried Nancy heavily rotated the squad, seeing Cucho Hernandez, Christian Ramirez and Darlington Nagbe start Wednesday’s contest on the bench. It didn’t take long … Continue reading Hernandez, Herrera down Toronto FC in 2-0 Win
The Columbus Crew traveled down Interstate 71 on Saturday, looking to rebound against bitter rivals FC Cincinnati. It was a tightly contested matchup, with both teams generating some looks on goal and controlling portions of the match. Despite the combination of these two highly talented teams, the game ended in a 0-0 draw. Despite the shared points, the Black & Gold clinched a playoff spot … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Hell is scoreless
In an even match inside TQL Stadium in Cincinnati with a 25,513 sold-out crowd looking on, the Columbus Crew and FC Cincinnati drew to a 0-0 result on Saturday evening. It was a competitive game in the midfield and no team could earn the decisive goal to deliver the victory. Even though the visitors had registered more shots during the game (9) than the hosts … Continue reading Columbus and Cincinnati split the points in a 0-0 draw
The Columbus Crew travel to Cincinnati to take on their southern rivals in the Hell is Real derby. In this match Columbus will have their typical starting goalkeeper and a goalkeeper as backup, unlike last week when they were left shorthanded by call up rules, injuries, and international call-ups. A red card to fourth choice keeper Abraham Romero left swiss army knife Sean Zawadzki in … Continue reading Predicted XI: Hell is Real (Part Two)
The Columbus Crew is ready to crank up the heat Saturday as they prepare for the second chapter in the 2024 Hell is Real story. Just a week removed from one of the weirdest games in Crew history and their most lopsided defeat in recent memory, the Black & Gold are looking to return to winning ways as soon as possible. Columbus faces their bitter … Continue reading Massive Scouting Scouting Report: Hell is Real in the Queen City
The 2023 MLS Cup champions did not clinch a playoff berth last weekend, but have a chance to this upcoming weekend as they travel down to take on FC Cincinnati in the away leg of the Hell Is Real Derby. Things are a little more complex however, as the Columbus Crew have 17 different ways to clinch a playoff berth as opposed two four like … Continue reading Columbus Crew playoff clinching scenarios
The Columbus Crew returned to MLS action after a week of rest to take on the Seattle Sounders at home on Saturday. Columbus featured a highly rotated lineup due to a significant number of players being called up to international duty. One surprising aspect of the team sheet was the inclusion of only one goalkeeper after MLS denied the Black & Gold’s exemption request to … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Goalkeeper-less Columbus gets blitzed by the league, and Seattle
It was a weird night in Columbus. We tried to capture some sights. Continue reading GALLERY: Columbus Crew vs. Seattle
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