Dedicated, resilient, and adaptable. These are just a few adjectives that can be used to describe Patrick Mullins as a player and as a person. Photo Credit: Ken Tishenkel/ISNSoccer.com The forward for Columbus Crew SC is impressive both on and off the field. Born and raised in New Orleans, Mullins played for Jesuit High School and won two state titles with the team. He has been an ambassador for New Orleans and Louisiana soccer his entire career. Coming from that region presented challenges
Five players with NPSL experience were selected during the first two rounds of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday. Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com Those included defender Tim Parker (Vancouver Whitecaps), forward Miguel Aguilar (D.C. United), forward Akeil Barrett (Orlando City SC), forward Kharlton Belmar (Portland Timbers), and midfielder Eric Bird (Philadelphia Union). Parker was also a standout for the Brooklyn Italians. Parker, 21, joins Whitecaps FC after spending four seasons with the St. John’s University Red Storm of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA)
Down to 10 men, down a goal, and having failed to score in almost 225 minutes at home, the Columbus Crew seemed to have run out of magic from their early season run. Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com That was until midfielders Wil Trapp and Hector Jimenez decided to give a spark to what had been a hapless Crew attack at home so far this season. In the 90th minute, Jimenez collected the ball from midfielder Wil Trapp on the left side of
D.C. United today announced that the club has signed Gambian midfielder Sainey Nyassi. The 24-year-old joins United after playing seven seasons with the New England Revolution, and will occupy a domestic spot on United’s roster. Nyassi will also be available for selection for the Black-and-Red’s third-round Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match at USL PRO affiliate the Richmond Kickers tonight at 7 p.m. “We are pleased to add Sainey to our roster,” said D.C. United General Manager Dave Kasper. “He possesses
The Columbus Crew came away with 3 points and a 3-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday evening on what some would call a wild night. Photo Credit: Gary L. Moody Sr./ISNSoccer.com The match was delayed 50 minutes by a scoreboard fire. That’s right a scoreboard fire. Sections in the southern part of the stadium were quickly evacuated as the Columbus Fire Department responded to the blaze, extinguishing it within minutes. I have to say it was a first for me,
The Revolution managed to defeat United 2-0 even without their star player, Shalrie Joseph. The New Revolution were able to pull away with a 2-0 win over D.C. United thanks to brilliant play by Kenny Mansally. We should have called it an award-winning performance as Mansally was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 2 of the 2010 MLS season. The Revs are just one of those teams that always find a way to win. Their consistency has become their
The CONCACAF Champions League group play will begin this Monday as the Columbus face the Puerto Rico Islanders. The Crew are the defending MLS Cup Champions, while the Islanders were surprise semifinalists last season. The remaining teams (16) have been placed in four groups (A,B,C,D): A-Isidro Metapan, Arabe Unido, the Houston Dynamo, and Pachuca B-D.C. United, Marathón, San Juan Jabloteh, and Toluca C-Columbus Crew, Cruz Azul, Saprissa, and the Puerto Rico Islanders D-Comunicaciones, Pumas UNAM, Real España, and W Connection
