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

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

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

Columbus Crew looked to remain unbeaten in league play taking on the New York Red Bulls at home after playing a midweek match that saw them advance to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. For the opposition, they came into this matchup carrying a 2-1 win over FC Dallas The Crew nearly opened the scoring in the second minute, when Malte Amundsen played Yaw … Continue reading Columbus Crew tame Red Bulls in 3-0 win

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

The Columbus Crew returned to the pitch at Lower.com Field for its second leg matchup with the Houston Dynamo in the Concacaf Champions Cup. With a 1-0 aggregate lead and the road goal advantage, the Black & Gold needed to take care of business to punch a ticket into the quarterfinals. Columbus nearly opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Cucho Hernandez sent a … Continue reading Columbus Crew survive late scare to advance to Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals

What a ride it has been for the Columbus Crew the last couple of weeks. Three straight matches have seen goals scored deep into stoppage time to determine the outcome of the game. Mo Farsi scored the latest goal in an MLS regular season match with his game-winning goal in the 100th minute against Chicago to secure the victory for the Crew just three days … Continue reading Predicted XI: Houston Dynamo (Leg Two)

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

Ahead of the match against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening, the Columbus Crew will celebrate the 14-year career of Josh Williams. A two-time MLS Cup Champion with the Crew, the celebration will take place on the Chase Plaza where he will be honored for a pre-match ceremony and sign autographs from 5:30-6:30. “I’m truly thankful for so many things and more importantly … Continue reading Columbus Crew to celebrate Josh Williams before kickoff against New York