Crew to be without Cucho Hernandez during Saturday’s match in Nashville

The Columbus Crew is down another key piece for tonight’s match against Nashville SC, with reports saying that striker Cucho Hernandez will be unavailable for selection. Massive Report can confirm that the Black & Gold will be without its star striker, in a match that Columbus was already without three key pieces. A loss like Cucho weights heavy for Crew’s production in front of the … Continue reading Crew to be without Cucho Hernandez during Saturday’s match in Nashville

Massive Scouting Report: Nashville SC

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

Crossing The Touchline: Crew at Nashville SC

After suffering their first loss of the season to Charlotte FC last week, the Columbus Crew are back on the road to take on Nashville SC in the Music City. To get a better understanding of the Blue & Gold, we sat down with Claudio Villalobos at Nashville Total Sports to give us all the inside scoops on the home side. Massive Report: How would … Continue reading Crossing The Touchline: Crew at Nashville SC

Predicted XI: Nashville SC

The Columbus Crew travel to the Music City to take on Nashville SC for their second consecutive road game. The Black & Gold will try to shake off a disappointing and infuriating loss to Charlotte last week, where it seemed everything went against them. Some good news awaits Crew supporters, head coach Wilfried Nancy is no longer ill, the referee strike has ended, and players … Continue reading Predicted XI: Nashville SC

What aging European talent would make sense for Columbus?

Earlier this week I was combing the internet catching up on the headlines from around Major League Soccer. Tuesday was a busy news cycle, particularly with the main story of MLS referees ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement and making their return this weekend. The other big story came from The Athletic in which they spoke about LAFC potentially acquiring the services of striker Olivier … Continue reading What aging European talent would make sense for Columbus?

Crew tactical review: Columbus drops first game of the season in Charlotte

The Columbus Crew dropped its first game of the season in Charlotte FC 2-0 on Saturday night.  Plagued by early injuries and suspect refereeing decisions, the Black & Gold held on to a 0-0 score line until Charlotte broke through in the 83rd minute. The hosts did not let up, doubling their advantage a mere five minutes later to send the Crew home with no … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus drops first game of the season in Charlotte

MLS referees ratify new CBA, return this weekend

The labor dispute between the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA), Major League Soccer, and Pro Referee Organization (PRO) is ending. According to Pablo Mauer of The Athletic, who was the first to report the development, members of the PSRA voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement on Monday evening. The ratification of the new CBA was confirmed by PSRA and PRO on Tuesday morning … Continue reading MLS referees ratify new CBA, return this weekend

Murphy: MLS needs a long look in the mirror after the Crew’s loss at Charlotte FC

When I announced at the end of January that I was stepping away from Massive Report, I figured it wouldn’t be the last time I wrote something about the Columbus Crew here. But I anticipated it would take a big event/incident/story for me to make a guest return. It turns out it took less than two months for me to feel a brief return was … Continue reading Murphy: MLS needs a long look in the mirror after the Crew’s loss at Charlotte FC

Crew face heavy adversity in 2-0 loss to Charlotte FC

After their commanding 3-0 win over the New York Red Bulls last weekend, the Columbus Crew traveled to the Queen City to take on Charlotte FC. The Crew would have to do without head coach Wilfried Nancy, who missed the match due to illness. The match started in an unlikely fashion, with Charlotte having to retake the opening kickoff three times due to The Crown … Continue reading Crew face heavy adversity in 2-0 loss to Charlotte FC

Crew tactical review: Black & Gold dominate New York

The Columbus Crew returned to MLS regular season action with a bang on Saturday, thrashing the New York Red Bulls to the tune of a 3-0 victory. It was a comprehensive and dominating win for the Black & Gold, controlling the game from the opening kick. Cucho Hernandez put Columbus up 1-0 in the first half courtesy of a Yaw Yeboah cross that he rocketed … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Black & Gold dominate New York

It’s official! Manchester City and Chelsea to meet inside Ohio Stadium

Photo above by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Rumors began circulating in late February that Central Ohio could experience its first taste of European football inside the confines of Ohio Stadium. The last friendly took place in 2016 and featured a meeting between Paris Saint Germain and Real Madrid as part of the now defunct International Champions Cup. Supporters of both clubs and perhaps several neutrals packed … Continue reading It’s official! Manchester City and Chelsea to meet inside Ohio Stadium

Anatomy of a Goal: Cucho finishes an early chance to start the scoring

Welcome to the Anatomy of a Goal, where following each match we dissect one goal (or near goal) from a previous Columbus Crew contest. For match four of the 2024 MLS season, we look at Cucho Hernandez’s 13th-minute goal that put the New York Red Bulls on their heels and set the Crew on track for a 3-0 victory on Saturday evening. Here’s a look at … Continue reading Anatomy of a Goal: Cucho finishes an early chance to start the scoring

Will Sands “excited” to return to Crew lineup ahead of clash with Charlotte

The Columbus Crew collected a 3-0 victory against New York Red Bulls Saturday evening to collect win number three of the young 2024 MLS season and remain unbeaten. The Black & Gold began the evening paying homage to its former No.3, defender Josh Williams, with a pregame ceremony and ended the evening welcoming back its current No.3 Will Sands from injury.  The 23-year-old returned to … Continue reading Will Sands “excited” to return to Crew lineup ahead of clash with Charlotte