The Columbus Crew has returned to the training field for the 2024 MLS season, signaling a shift from celebrating last year’s MLS Cup-winning side to defending that title. If the Black & Gold are going to be successful in defending that title and compete for a few others, they’ll have to score goals at or near the same historic level they did last year., Fortunately, … Continue reading Columbus Crew 2024 positional preview: Forwards
The Columbus Crew has begun preparations for the 2024 season, which will be the busiest in the long history of the Black & Gold. In addition to the 2024 MLS regular season campaign, Columbus will participate in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, League Cup, Campeones Cup and the U.S. Open Cup over the next several months. The Crew players and staff will need to be ready … Continue reading Columbus Crew 2024 positional preview: Central Midfielders
It feels like only yesterday the Columbus Crew won the 2023 MLS Cup Final, lifting the team’s third league championship at Lower.com Field. Yet on Monday, the Black & Gold return to training as preseason begins in bitter-cold Columbus. The focus of head coach Wilfried Nancy and president and general manager Tim Bezbatchenko this offseason was on keeping the core of the Crew’s championship roster … Continue reading Columbus Crew 2024 positional preview: Wing backs
The Columbus Crew is only days away from the beginning of the 2024 preseason and a little more than a month out before the season opener. It has been a short offseason but one filled with celebration for the Black & Gold. As Columbus looks to defend the team’s title and compete in multiple competitions, president and general manager Tim Bezbatchenko and head coach Wilfried … Continue reading Columbus Crew 2024 positional preview: Center backs
It’s been a short offseason for the Columbus Crew. The Black & Gold won MLS Cup on Dec. 9 and will be back on the training field next week. The Crew released the club’s 2024 preseason schedule on Thursday afternoon ahead of players reporting back in Columbus over the weekend. The team will have training sessions at OhioHealth Performance Center, Port St. Lucie, Florida and … Continue reading The Crew releases 2024 preseason schedule
It has been just 39 days since the Columbus Crew won the 2023 MLS Cup Final, lifting the team’s third league championship at Lower.com Field. Yet on Monday, the Black & Gold return to training as preseason begins in bitter-cold Columbus. While head coach Wilfried Nancy and president and general manager Tim Bezbatchenko focused on keeping the core of the Crew’s championship roster together, there … Continue reading Columbus Crew 2024 positional preview: Goalkeepers
The Columbus Crew added to the team’s roster on Wednesday, announcing the signing of midfielder Taha Habroune from Columbus Crew 2 to the first team. Habroune signed a contract through the 2027 season with a team option for 2028, becoming the 21st Homegrown player in Black & Gold history and continuing the recent trend of adding players who developed through the Academy and/or Crew 2 … Continue reading The Crew signs Crew 2, Academy product Taha Habroune to first-team contract
The Columbus Eagles opened its Premier Arena Soccer League campaign in ideal fashion Saturday evening, downing Waza Flo (Detroit, Michigan) by the score of 14-0 in front of a packed crowd inside Resolute Athletic Complex. Our photographer Ralph Schudel was on the scene to capture all the action. Continue reading GALLERY: Columbus Eagles vs. Waza Flo (PASL Opener)
Columbus Crew 2 head coach Laurent Courtois is set to join MLS side CF Montreal as the club’s next head coach. This was first reported by Tom Bogert of The Athletic and confirmed by Massive Report. Courtois, who joined the Black & Gold organization as the first-ever Crew 2 head coach in 2022, helped guide Columbus’ reserve side to the inaugural MLS NEXT Pro Cup … Continue reading Crew 2’s Laurent Courtois to join CF Montreal as head coach
My name is Gaston Kruskevich, a fifth-year senior at The Ohio State University, who has just joined the Massive Report team. I am a prospective journalist focusing on sports. Being myself, a semi-professional soccer player of the third division of USSF (United States Soccer Federation) gives me a deep tactical understanding about the game I have played since I was five years old. Also, as … Continue reading Massive Introduction: Gaston Kruskevich joins the Massive Report staff
The Columbus Crew’s busy short and busy offseason isn’t slowing down. After winning the 2023 MLS Cup less than two weeks ago, the Black & Gold have been active in rebuilding the club’s roster for the 2024 season. That build continued on Friday with the addition of Colombian midfielder Marino Hinestroza from Pachuca of Mexico’s Liga MX. Hinestroz, 21, is a U22 Initiative player and … Continue reading The Crew signs Colombian midfielder Marino Hinestroza from Pachuca
This is an updated story from a piece reported on by Tyler Fisher and Patrick Murphy on Dec. 15. The signing is now official. Less than a week after winning the 2023 MLS Cup, the Columbus Crew was already hard at work on preparing the roster for the 2024 season and a run at trophies in multiple competitions. The newly crowned champions of MLS were … Continue reading Official: The Crew working to sign veteran MLS free agent Derrick Jones
The short but busy offseason continues for the Columbus Crew. The reigning MLS Cup champions announced the signing of goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen as a free agent on Thursday. Hagen recently featured with Bnei Sakhanin FC from the Israeli Premier League and has signed for the 2024 season with option years through 2026. Hagen will be added to the roster pending receiving his International Transfer Certificate … Continue reading The Crew signs goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen
It’s been an incredible 11 days in Central Ohio since the Columbus Crew defeated LAFC 2-1 on Dec. 9 to capture the Black & Gold’s third MLS Cup. There’s no rest for the reigning champions as Major League Soccer released its 2024 schedule Wednesday afternoon. The Crew’s docket is full of appetizing matchups, with rivalries, rematches and some guy named Messi all playing an important … Continue reading MLS releases the Crew’s 2024 schedule
The 2024 MLS SuperDraft took place on Tuesday and marked the beginning of the MLS offseason. Most teams, including the Columbus Crew, use the SuperDraft to find talented, young players to bring into the club and develop into potential first-team members in MLS, with college and MLS NEXT Pro players available to be selected. In the third round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, the Black … Continue reading The Crew selects UC Irvine’s Luke Pruter in the third round of the 2024 MLS SuperDraft
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