It was a weird night at Lower(dot)Com field. However, the powers of the dark side of the force (yes, it was Star Wars night) were no match for the Crew’s Canadian contingent. Mo Farsi scores the game winner in the 100th minute to secure all three points at home against the Chicago Fire. Final score 2-1 Continue reading GALLERY: Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire
The Columbus Crew was the featured participant of The Late Show on Wednesday Night as Alexandru Matan’s stoppage time winner gave the Black & Gold a deserved advantage against the Houston Dynamo in their CONCACAF Champions Cup first leg tie. The focus now shifts back to Columbus and MLS play as the Crew face the Chicago Fire at Lower.com Field on Saturday night. Chicago has … Continue reading Massive Scouting Report: Chicago Fire
The Columbus Crew open the 2024 Major League Soccer season with a win over Atlanta United at Lower(dot)com Field in Columbus, Ohio. Final score 1-0. Photos by Sam Fahmi and Ralph Schudel. Continue reading GALLERY: Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United
A new year means new objectives for the Columbus Crew. Away from Ohio’s freezing meteorological conditions, Cancun’s delightful 80 degree-weather was a good opportunity for head coach Wilfried Nancy to refresh his mind and prepare for his second season with the Black & Gold. Crew players returned from their deserved vacations on Monday, gathering once again for the OhioHealth Performance Center for the team’s first … Continue reading They are the defending champions, but the Crew starts from the bottom in 2024
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
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
Life comes at you fast, especially for the 2023 MLS Cup champions. Even before the victory parade ended in Columbus on Tuesday, after winning the club’s third league championship by defeating LAFC 2-1 on Saturday, the Columbus Crew had to make its end-of-the-year roster decisions. This is always a confusing time for players and fans alike, as everyone involved looks to figure out where they … Continue reading Analyzing the Crew’s end-of-year roster decisions
Welcome to the Anatomy of a Goal, where each week we dissect one goal (or near goal) from a previous Columbus Crew match. For the final match of the 2023 MLS season, the MLS Cup Final, we take a look at Yaw Yeboah’s 37th minute goal that gave the Crew a 2-0 lead against LAFC during Saturday’s 2-1 championship win. Here’s a look at Yeboah’s MLS … Continue reading Anatomy of a Goal: Yaw Yeboah bags an MLS Cup winner for the Crew
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