The Crew are winless in their last three matches and have drawn each of its last two in all competitions. After a disappointing midweek draw in the CONCACAF Champions League against Tigres on Tuesday, the Crew are desperate to get back to winning ways before the second leg in Mexico. Standing in their way are their long-time nemesis from the nation’s capital, DC United. DC … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: DC United

The Columbus Crew have gone three straight games without winning, the last two being ties coming without star forward Cucho Hernandez who seems to be suspended by the team for breaking “team policy”. The Columbian’s absence has been a major talking point around the Crew and head coach Wilfried Nancy has chosen to deal with the incident internally. Fans and reporters can only speculate as … Continue reading Predicted XI: DC United

The Columbus Crew returned to CONCACAF Champions Cup action Tuesday night, battling Tigres UANL at home. It was an odd night for the Black & Gold, with star striker Cucho Hernandez still barred from the squad in a pivotal game. The match itself was not much better when Tigres opened the scoring in the first 20 minutes. Columbus answered though, courtesy of a Diego Rossi … Continue reading Crew tactical review: Columbus ties Tigres in a feisty battle

The Columbus Crew hoped for a positive start to the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal against Tigres UANL on Tuesday night. However, the home leg didn’t go as well as anticipated, as the Crew drew 1-1 with Tigres, allowing the visitors to get an away goal, and lost midfielder Aidan Morris to a red card. To kick off the first leg at Lower.com Field, Tigres’ quick … Continue reading The Crew draw with Tigres in disappointing CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal Leg 1

Thanks to a second half goal from Marino Hinestroza, the Columbus Crew snatched a point on the road in Nashville this past Saturday. Hinestroza’s equalizer coupled with Sean Zawadski’s opening goal was enough to ensure the Crew a result despite an outburst of attacking play from Nashville in first half stoppage time. Columbus played the entire match without star Cucho Hernandez who was kept from … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: 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

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