The coronavirus (COVID-19) has directly impacted the soccer world in terms of league suspensions and the health of players, owners, and managers. So far, 11 players including Daniele Rugani (Juventus), Timo Hubers (Hannover), Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria), Omar Colley (Sampdoria), Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria), Antonino La Gumina (Sampdoria), Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria), Jannes Horn (Hannover), Patrick Cutrone (Fiorentina), German Pezzella (Fiorentina) have gotten the disease in addition to Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta and Olympiakos and Nottingham Forest Club owner Evangelos
The annual opening day for Columbus Crew SC at MAPFRE Stadium dubbed “Crewsmas” by supporters ended in a 1-0 victory. Caleb Porter’s starting lineup included three new signings in the form of attacking midfielder Lucas Zelarayan, box-to-box midfielder Darlington Nagbe, and central defender Vito Wormgoor. While last season was a a season of transition for the new ownership, this season is a much different story. “2019 became more of a celebration that the Crew were still in Columbus, the Crew were still
The U.S. Women’s National Team did just enough to pull off a victory in the coaching debut for Vlatko Andonovski at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The U.S. disposed of rivals Sweden 3-2 with what initially appeared to be a comfortable victory. Veteran national team hero Carli Lloyd started off the scoring in the sixth minute off a ball played from Christen Press. The good fortunes continued as two quick additional goals were tacked on from Press and Lloyd. After the first
Columbus Crew SC officially broke ground on their new stadium today shortly after a season of rebuilding for the new ownership of the franchise. An hour before the event, fans were invited over for beer, food, and plenty of other amenities, including a DJ playing music. The celebration of the beginning of a massive project for the Crew and the city of Columbus began with an enthusiastic reception for the emcee of the event, Crew SC legend and NBC Sports pundit Kyle
Columbus Crew SC came into their last home match of the season mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. Meanwhile, Philadelphia were playing for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The motivations of both teams were very different for this Sunday clash. The match got off to a slow start as the first half was goalless and the Union did not muster a single shot on target. Columbus had a few decent opportunities as Luis Diaz and Pedro Santos kickstarted most of
Photo Courtesy of FC Red Bull Salzburg On October 3, 2016, Bob Bradley became the first American to manage a Premier League side after taking charge of Swansea City. Simply put, it was a very disappointing tenure as his side conceded the most goals in the league within the time period he was in charge and he lasted just 85 days and 11 games. This is the second shortest reign of any Premier League manager in history only behind Les
Columbus Crew SC got a much-needed victory over FC Cincinnati as they defeated them 3-1 at Nippert Stadium. Columbus and Cincinnati both came into the second match of their rivalry dubbed “Hell is Real” wanting to take away a much-needed victory. The victory would be much more than three points as both sides were looking to get the first win over each other in MLS. While Cincinnati had beaten the Crew 1-0 in the U.S. Open Cup in 2017, Columbus probably
Toronto FC stole a point late from Columbus at MAPFRE Stadium as Jozy Altidore capitalized on a point-blank header in the 90th minute. Columbus went with a 4-2-3-1 formation while Toronto went with a 4-4-2 formation playing Patrick Mullins alongside Jozy Altidore up top for Mullins’ return to Columbus. Toronto FC were frustrated for much of the first half as 61% possession did not lead to any reward until a long-distance strike
The first MLS edition of the “Hell is Real” rivalry between the Columbus Crew SC and FC Cincinnati did not disappoint. The dramatic match ended 2-2 after a comeback from Columbus split the points between the two Ohio sides. Columbus went down early in the 16th minute as Darren Mattocks headed home a corner kick from Victor Ulloa. The visitors took advantage of some poor marking from Columbus as Mattocks was wide open in the six-yard box. The second goal came seven
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