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
Mike Grella hadn’t played in a Major League Soccer match since June 3, 2017 and he hadn’t played a match at all for Columbus Crew SC before Saturday and the Black & Gold’s 2-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes. Photo Credit: Ken Tishenkel/ISNSoccer.com After suffering a knee injury and undergoing months of rehab, Grella made his first appearance for Crew SC off the bench after leaving the New York Red Bulls as a free agent during the offseason. He entered
It took a home match for Columbus Crew SC to snap a three-game losing streak and remedy a scoring drought against the New England Revolution on Saturday evening. The 2-2 tie saw a score by forward Gyasi Zardes and a New England own goal. Entering the match, the Black & Gold had scored just one goal in their past three matches and had been shutout in their last two. “I think it’s positive,” Crew SC Head Coach Gregg Berhalter said. “What I
Last October, the International Olympic Committee stated electronic sports could be recognized as a sporting activity, so the next step might be the 2022 Asian Games including eSports as a competition. After that, there is a chance for the 2024 Olympics. Photo Credit: Columbus Crew SC Communications “That’s what I’m hearing,” Graham “Skamzz” Ellix said. “I’ll be 30 by then, and I have two kids at home, but it would be great to see it make there, for sure.” Ellix, who has
The allowance of two second-half goals made for Columbus Crew SC’s first loss in its past 15 regular season games on Saturday at MAPFRE Stadium against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. An early goal by forward Gyasi Zardes was the lone score for Columbus. Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com In the 29th minute of Crew SC’s loss, midfielder Pedro Santos fired a hard shot from outside the box that was deflected by VWFC goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic. Zardes collected the ball and put it into
“An accomplishment, to me, is winning the whole thing. I want to go to the next stage.” Those are the words of Graham “Skamzz” Ellix as he prepares to represent Columbus Crew SC at the first-ever eMLS Cup next month. Photo Credit: Crew SC Communications He’s already beaten 2010 FIFA Interactive World Champion Nenad Stojkovic for the right to wear the Black & Gold at PAX East in Boston. Ellix defeated Stojkovic, who played college soccer at Cleveland State with current Crew
A first-half goal onslaught pushed Columbus Crew SC past longtime foes D.C. United by a score of 3-1 on Saturday evening in Columbus. Defender Milton Valenzuela and midfielders Ricardo Clark and Pedro Santos all scored their first career goals for the Black & Gold to keep Columbus undefeated on the year and in its past 14 matches. In the 20th minute, Valenzuela gathered a deflected ball in the box and slotted it home between three D.C. United players, including goalkeeper David
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
