The Columbus Crew announced today that it has added three defenders ahead of the 2014 season by re-signing Josh Williams and adding Costa Rican leftback Waylon Francis and Columbus native Matt Wiet as the club’s sixth Homegrown Player. Williams and Wiet have been immediately added to the roster while Francis – who will occupy an international slot as a Discovery Signing – will be officially added to the club’s roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC) and P-1
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
The Columbus Crew announced today that it has hired Asher Mendelsohn as Director of Soccer Operations and Josh Wolff as Assistant Coach. Effective immediately, Mendelsohn departs U.S. Soccer as Director of Referees, Coaching Administration and Development Academy Programs while Wolff completes his tenure as Assistant Coach for D.C. United, the club where he finished his 15-year professional playing career. Per club and MLS policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed and further staffing updates will be provided when available.
On Tuesday, the Columbus Crew welcomed their newest member as former USMNT defender Gregg Berhalter became the Crew’s seventh head coach and the first-ever Sporting Director in club history. Photo Credit: Robert Ivory/ISNSoccer.com “The vision I have for Columbus is a club about community and a club about togetherness,” Berhalter said at the reveal Tuesday. “Our goal is to have a team that is successful. I am looking at the roster now and I am pleased with what I see. It’s
The Columbus Crew put forth a massive effort, but still fell to the New England Revolution 1-0 on Sunday. The win gave the visitors a berth in the playoffs after knocking the Crew out of the postseason a little over a week ago. Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com “When you are down a goal, make a couple of subs, and move some guys around the field, you lose your continuity,” Crew Interim Head Coach Brian Bliss commented. “The game was very sporadic,
The Columbus Council on World Affairs (CCWA) announced today that the Columbus Crew has been named International Organization of the Year, an honor that was revealed today during halftime of the Crew’s 2013 Major League Soccer regular-season finale at Crew Stadium. “Our management team, our staff and our players really believe that Columbus is a tremendous place to live and influence the development of a dynamic soccer culture,” said Anthony Precourt, Columbus Crew Chairman and Investor-Operator. “We are honored to have
The Columbus Crew announced several honors at the club’s annual team awards, held this year at Via Vecchery Winery in the Brewery District during “An Evening of Black & Gold” tonight. Federico Higuain was announced as the Crew’s 2013 Barbasol Most Valuable Player. As in previous seasons, Crew fans played an integral role in important team awards, including the nomination of the Fan of the Year honor and the Goal of the Year award. FEDERICO HIGUAIN – BARBASOL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER In
The Columbus Crew (12-16-5, 41 points) twice battled back from one-goal deficits to equalize in the 71st minute, but pushing forward and in need of a victory and three critical points to keep its postseason aspirations alive, the Black & Gold unfortunately surrendered a 76th-minute goal and fell 3-2 to the New England Revolution (13-11-9, 48 points) on Saturday night at Gillette Stadium. With the defeat, the Crew is officially eliminated from MLS Cup Playoffs contention with one match remaining on the
Photo Credit: Jeff Gossel/ISNSoccer.com The Columbus Crew’s playoff surge of late looks to have ended with a disappointing 1-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City. After Philadelphia’s win over Toronto, the Crew now sit 4 points off the final playoff spot, having played a game more than the 3 teams above them. Kansas City were the better team throughout the first half and the key to this was the lineup of 5 central midfielders, enabling them to win the midfield battle. The
