“We talked a good game this week and we didn’t play a good game this weekend. That’s an issue to me. If you say you want to make a run at the championship, then you have to back it up.” The words of Columbus Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter rang true after the Crew stumbled to a 4-2 loss against the New England Revolution in the first leg of 2014 Eastern Conference Semifinals. It was not a good day for the
The Columbus Crew (4-5-6, 18 points) benefited from goalkeeper Steve Clark’s penalty save on striker Fabian Espindola to complete a 0-0 draw with D.C. United (6-4-4, 22 points) at FedExField on Saturday night. With the draw, Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter’s side enters the 2014 FIFA World Cup break in the Eastern Conference’s fifth and final MLS Cup Playoffs position. Clark held firm to his line as Espindola attempted a chipped penalty, making the save and preserving the scoreless
The Columbus Crew announced today that it has exercised the contract options on 14 players from its 2013 roster, while four others were already under contract for next season, giving the club a roster that currently features 18 players. The Crew picked-up the options of goalkeepers Matt Lampson and Daniel Withrow; defenders Chad Barson, Eric Gehrig and Tyson Wahl; midfielders Bernardo Anor, Ethan Finlay, Kevan George, Justin Meram, Shawn Sloan, Ben Speas and Tony Tchani; and forwards Ryan Finley and Aaron