Stark County has been home to some talented soccer players over the years. Keri Sarver. Michael Furlong. James Haupt. Jordan Brewster. Canton Invaders legends like Jamie Swanner and Rudy Pikuzinski. Simply put, it’s never been hard to find great players and great soccer in the birthplace of American football. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Yet Colin Biros may prove to be the best of them all. The Jackson High School grad, now a
A late goal by Montreal midfielder Raheem Edwards locked Columbus Crew SC in what looked like a 2-2 draw in the home opener. And then the Black & Gold’s new volume scorer stepped up and knocked a penalty kick home in stoppage time, on Crew SC’s last chance. The goal bagged a brace for the import from the LA Galaxy. Photo Credit: Ken Tishenkel/ISNSoccer.com Charging one final time four minutes into stoppage play, Edwards made contact with Columbus rookie midfielder Luis
Just five minutes into Columbus Crew SC’s scrimmage with the Seattle Sounders on Feb. 4, Canton, Ohio native Colin Biros received a cross and put the ball into the net. That doesn’t happen often for a high school senior. Photo Credit Carlos Mojica/Columbus Crew SC “I was overcome with joy,” Biros said. “As you could probably see, with my celebration. It was a sigh of relief, almost. I knew that I can do it, it is possible, I am good enough
Columbus Crew SC Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter addressed the media Wednesday ahead of his team’s upcoming final preseason leg, the Carolina Challenge Cup. The South Carolina trip will include matchups with Atlanta United FC and Minnesota United FC of Major League Soccer as well as the Charleston Battery of the United Soccer League. The games, which will kick off on Saturday, Feb. 17, will test a tweaked Black & Gold team coming off a MLS Cup semifinal last
Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com Columbus Crew SC’s trade of Ola Kamara certainly falls into the blockbuster category and it seems like there is a lot of benefit for everyone involved. Crew SC Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter thinks Gyasi Zardes will be a difference maker in his system. “We know he has a diverse skill set. We know he’s proven at the international level, both scoring goals and performing well. And we are going to work with him and
16,486 fans came out to BBVA Compass Stadium to see Columbus Crew SC fall 3-1 to the Houston Dynamo. The loss brought Crew SC’s record to 0-1-1 on the young MLS season. “Well, first off give Houston a lot of credit,” Columbus Crew SC Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter commented. “They came out, got an early lead there and hung on. Were disappointed with the start of the game, obviously. We felt that we should have been up, should
Photo Credit: Brent Durken/ISNSoccer.com Columbus Crew SC today announced that the club has signed seven-year Major League Soccer veteran defender and former player Josh Williams after selecting him in Stage Two of the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft. By re-joining Crew SC, Williams becomes one of seven Black & Gold players on the current roster that have made more than 100 regular-season appearances in MLS. The defender returns to Columbus for his second stint with Crew SC after he was originally signed
Crew SC Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter changed up his starting lineup in the fourth game of the week, a move that resulted in Crew SC earning a 2-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday. The win breaks a seven-game winless streak that spanned nearly three months. “We made the change based on getting fresh legs out in the field,” Berhalter said. “The guys that came in did a really good job.” The notable changes in the startling lineup
Columbus Crew SC drew with Toronto FC 1-1 Wednesday, a result that left Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter disappointed. “We need more…Toronto was very focused on getting the shutout,” Berhalter said. “But I’m more disappointed with giving up that goal.” Toronto FC clearly came out with a defensive mindset, packing their own box in an effort to limit Crew SC chances on goal in the first half. Columbus still managed to create chances however, outshooting Toronto 5-2 in the half