Wednesday is one of the most important matches in Crew history. Outside of 4 MLS Cup finals, this CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) tie against Monterrey is probably the two biggest matches in club history as it’s the first time Columbus has featured in the semifinals of the region’s top club tournament. When you factor in the winner of the CCC receives a bid to the … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Monterrey
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 the ninth match of the 2024 MLS season, we look at Steven Moreira’s 74th-minute goal that leveled the game and rescued a home point for the Crew on Saturday night. Here is a look at the fantastic goal from Moreira. Columbus … Continue reading Anatomy of a Goal: Steven Moreira bags a goal of the year candidate
The Columbus Crew finished with yet another draw on Saturday, this time against the Portland Timbers. Portland struck first early in the match on a slow rolling shot that snuck its way past Patrick Schulte. The Black & Gold evened the game courtesy of a Cucho Hernandez shot that found the bottom corner in the second half. The Timbers equalized a mere six minutes later, … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus fights back to add a point at home
The Columbus Crew were back on home turf Saturday night to take on the Portland Timbers, a team in which they haven’t secured a win against since 2017. The Crew came into this match on the short end of the series with, only securing three wins against the Green & Gold. It didn’t take long for the visitors to get on the scoresheet when Eryk … Continue reading Crew and Timbers fight to 2-2 draw
Saturday is 90’s night at Lower.com field as the Columbus Crew take on the Portland Timbers in the capital city. The Crew looks to put together a solid 90 minutes to continue to keep pace at the top of the MLS table. After a hard-earned draw last week in Utah, the Crew are looking to get an important three points at home before they resume … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Portland Timbers
Over the next 15 days, the Columbus Crew will play five games, four of which will be contested inside the friendly confines of Lower.com Field. The Portland Timbers travel to Columbus to start this grueling stretch of matches. The Black & Gold will benefit from minimal travel at the start of the stretch, especially in the first week of competition where three matches will be … Continue reading Predicted XI: Portland Timbers
The Columbus Crew take on the Portland Timbers Saturday night at Lower.com field. It will be the 14th meeting all-time between the two MLS sides. Since Portland entered MLS in 2011, the Columbus Crew are 3-3-7 against the Timbers. That is the lowest win ratio against any MLS team that the Crew have played more than five times. This begs the question, what is the … Continue reading Why does Columbus struggle against Portland?
It’s been a remarkable run for Columbus Crew Head Coach Wilfred Nancy. The 47-year-old coach was named the Black & Gold’s eighth full-time head coach in December 2022 and directed Columbus to its third MLS Cup championship with a thrilling 2-1 victory against Los Angeles Football Club last December. Under the watchful eye of Nancy, the Crew tied a franchise record with 57 points, which … Continue reading Head Coach Wilfred Nancy signs contract extension with the Crew
The Columbus Crew returned to MLS play on Saturday evening, taking on Real Salt Lake away from home. The Black & Gold’s lineup was heavily rotated, featuring only three regular starters such as Aidan Morris, Rudy Camacho, and Malte Amundsen. Columbus still played its brand of soccer but had to rely more on their defense against an RSL squad that sent out their first team. … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus’ backup brigade earns a point on the road
The Columbus Crew returned to the pitch on Saturday evening traveling to Sandy, Utah to compete against Real Salt Lake in an interconference matchup. The Black & Gold took the pitch with 10 total changes from its lineup on Tuesday as head coach Wilfred Nancy looked to rest many of the players who went 120-plus minutes in Monterrey. With those changes, the Crew took home … Continue reading Crew split points with RSL thanks to strong goalkeeping
The Columbus Crew travels to Sandy, Utah to battle Real Salt Lake. In years past, this would be a perfect trap game for the Black & Gold. Columbus does not do well with interconference away games, their last away win in MLS play against a Western Conference opponent was at Minnesota on July 4th, 2017. The Crew did beat the Houston Dynamo in Houston this … Continue reading Predicted XI: Real Salt Lake
Tuesday night will live long in the Crew supporters’ memories as they watched their side advance on penalties in Mexico against Tigres UANL of Liga MX. While it was an incredible evening, the Crew quickly returns to business as they travel to Salt Lake City to face Real Salt Lake on Saturday. The Black & Gold are without star Cucho Hernandez who was sent off … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Real Salt Lake
As the dust settled on a momentous Columbus Crew victory over Tigres in the CONCACAF Champions Cup Tuesday night, MLS owners were voting on a series of roster rule changes for the upcoming summer transfer window. Mid-season rule changes are rare in MLS, but the league finds itself in uncharted waters. The current Ballon D’or winner is playing in the United States, a few European … Continue reading What the proposed MLS roster rules could mean for the Columbus Crew
The Columbus Crew advanced in dramatic fashion in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, besting Tigres on penalties. The game got off to a disastrous start for the Black & Gold, with a failed pull-back by Patrick Schulte resulting in an easy opener for the hosts. From there, Columbus had to scrap and claw to generate scoring chances. Ultimately, the Crew found their goal in the second … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus pulls it out down in Mexico
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