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
The Columbus Crew (3-1-1, 10 points) secured a road point with a 1-1 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes (0-2-2, 2 points) on Sunday afternoon at Buck Shaw Stadium. Behind a 44th-minute goal from Federico Higuain, the Crew remains unbeaten on the road in 2014 (2-0-1) following today’s draw. Higuain put the Crew on the board first, capitalizing on a Waylon Francis cross that was initiated by Hector Jimenez. The goal – Higuain’s fourth of the season and his 20th career
They were calling it “Marvelous March” with the Columbus Crew starting the season a perfect 3-0 for the first time in their history. It wasn’t long before Crew head coach Gregg Berhalter’s honeymoon was abruptly ended by a 2-0 loss to Toronto FC, a team that finished last season with the third-worst record in MLS. That was certainly before some big-name signings came to Ontario during the offseason, bringing along an expectation that the team would be reaching the playoffs
A Justin Meram stoppage-time goal secured a 2-1 victory for the Columbus Crew (3-0-0, 9 points) in the Pacific Northwest on Saturday night, as the Black & Gold battled from behind to earn three points against Seattle Sounders FC (2-2-0, 6 points) at CenturyLink Field. The win gives the Black & Gold three consecutive victories to begin their 2014 campaign under new Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter – the best start to a season in the Crew’s 19-year
The Columbus Crew opened their home schedule tonight with a 2-1 win over Philadelphia Union, marking a perfect start for new head coach Gregg Berhalter’s and the 17,517 in attendance. Tonight’s win also made history for Columbus, starting the season 2-0 for the first time. From the offset you could see the change in style that Berhalter has brought to the team. The Crew were trying to keep more possession and build attacks from the defense, a big shift from the
Photo Credit: Pam Moody/ISNSoccer.com The Columbus Crew today announced that five players are set to gain match experience with the Dayton Dutch Lions (USL-PRO) as part of the partnership between the two clubs. Ryan Finley, Kevan George, Ross Friedman and Matt Walker are set to train and play with the Dutch Lions while goalkeeper Brad Stuver will train with Columbus and will dress for the Dutch Lions. All five players may be recalled at any point. Per Major League Soccer
The Columbus Crew (1-0-0, 3 points) opened its 19th season in Major League Soccer with a commanding 3-0 victory over D.C. United (0-0-0, 0 points) on Saturday night at RFK Stadium. Behind a tally from Jairo Arrieta and a pair of strikes from Federico Higuain, the Black & Gold helped give Sporting Director and Head Coach Gregg Berhalter his first win in his inaugural match as Crew boss. “It was a great way to get started,” Berhalter stated. “The emphasis was on
A player like Brian McBride comes around once in a lifetime. The prolific striker got the job done in every situation at every level, whether it was winning games for the Columbus Crew, scoring goals for the U.S. Men’s National Team or playing with England’s best at Fulham. Photo Credit: Allstate/Taylor Strategy Allstate, one of the nation’s leading supporters of American soccer, has wisely teamed up with McBride to help promote awareness for the beautiful game. It’s such an important time,
The Columbus Crew today announced that the club has formed an affiliate partnership with Dayton Dutch Lions FC of USL PRO. The agreement between the two Ohio teams enables the Crew to loan a minimum of four players on its Major League Soccer roster to Dayton for the 2014 USL PRO campaign. Photo Credit: Dayton Dutch Lions “We are proud to unveil our new partnership with Dayton Dutch Lions FC,” said Columbus Crew President Mark McCullers. “We have known the Dutch
