The Columbus Crew (4-5-5, 17 points) suffered a 3-0 loss to the Philadelphia Union (6-5-4, 22 points) at PPL Park on Wednesday night. All of the match’s scoring came in the first-half of action as the Union found tallies from Brian Carroll (25th minute), Sheanon Williams (29th minute) and Conor Casey (31st minute). The loss snapped the Crew’s three-match unbeaten streak (1-0-2) that dated back to May 18 at Toronto. “That was really lethargic performance especially in the first half,” Crew Head Coach Robert Warzycha
Whether leading the charge for the Colorado Rapids or representing his home country, Omar Cummings has proved to be a world-class striker. And we weren’t the only ones to notice, thanks to interest from EPL side Aston Villa in 2011. And his best season (14 goals in 2010) proved to be the same year the Rapids brought home the MLS Cup. Coincidence? We think not. Cummings has plenty of great memories in Colorado, the first being the Rapids’ championship season. “For the city, it was good.
