The Columbus Crew host Tigres UANL for the first leg of the quarterfinals in the Concacaf Champions Cup, but it does not seem like good tidings for the home side. Injury concerns, while mostly minor, have piled up to make this match more difficult as well as star player and forward Cucho Hernandez potentially not seeing the field due to team policy. Head coach Wilfried … Continue reading Predicted XI: Tigres UANL
Tigres UANL is a team the Columbus Crew will need to respect. The defending MLS champions will face the Liga MX side in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday as the Black & Gold look for a spot in the semifinals for the first time ever. It won’t be an easy task for Columbus. Tigres is a tough and respectable … Continue reading What Crew fans need to know about CONCACAF Champions Cup opponent Tigres
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 six of the 2024 MLS season, we look at Marino Hinestroza’s 79th-minute goal, his first for the Crew, that leveled the match with Nashville SC and set the team back to Columbus with a crucial road point. Here’s a look … Continue reading Anatomy of a Goal: Marino Hinestroza opens his Crew account
The Columbus Crew traveled south to take on Nashville SC a week after suffering its first loss of the season against Charlotte FC. Sean Zawadzki opened the scoring for the Black & Gold in the first half with a thundering header off a corner. Nashville struck back, scoring twice in first half stoppage time to grab the lead heading into the intermission. Early in the … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus salvages a point in Nashville
Amidst a half that lasted 60-plus minutes last week in a 2-0 loss to Charlotte FC, the Columbus Crew would need to shrug off their first defeat of 2024 and put that anger towards Nashville SC who was the opponent Saturday night. With both teams missing significant players and coming off of losses, it was a battle of two teams who needed a win to … Continue reading Columbus battles to 2-2 draw with 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
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 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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
The undefeated Columbus Crew travel to the Queen City to battle Charlotte FC on Saturday night. The Black & Gold is searching for its first MLS road win of the 2024 campaign. Charlotte has not been a hospitable place for Columbus to visit. Their previous two trips to the Queen City have been chaotic. In July 2022, the original trip was delayed in the 16th … Continue reading Predicted XI: Charlotte FC
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