Photo Credit: Richard Kruszynski/ISNSoccer.com The trade of midfielder Justin Meram to Orlando City SC signaled the move of yet another high-profile Crew SC player out of Columbus, but supporters shouldn’t worry. Crew SC got an impressive haul for the Iraq national team standout, including over one million in allocation money in addition to an international roster slot. The breakdown of the allocation funds are as follows: $300,000 in Targeted Allocation Money for the 2018 MLS season, $300,000 in General Allocation Money
Columbus Crew SC made waves in the transfer pool on Friday when it announced it had acquired 19-year-old Argentinian defender Milton Valenzuela of Superliga Argentina club Newell’s Old Boys on loan with a buy option in a long-rumored move. Signing as a Young Designated Player, Valenzuela will play left back for the Black & Gold. The need became apparent after the departures of fullbacks Jukka Raitala and Waylon Francis this offseason. The Argentinian will be the third Designated Player for Crew
Sockers FC general manager Jeff VonHolle needed a unique head coach for his team and the Midland-Odessa area of Texas. Enter Luis Rincon. Rincon, currently the Ohio Valley University Director of Soccer/Head Coach, was the man for the job at Sockers FC of the NPSL’s Lone Star Conference. Coaching both the men’s and women’s programs at OVU to successful seasons after finding them in failure three years ago, Rincon has proven himself. “I mean gosh, he inherited on the guy’s side, a
Columbus Crew SC kicked off its preseason on Wednesday with an indoor training session at SuperKick in Lewis Center. The day’s events included a trio of draftees donning the Black & Gold for the first time since the 2018 Major League Soccer SuperDraft last weekend. The all-Atlantic Coast Conference trio included goalkeeper Ben Lundgaard of Virginia Tech, forward Edward Opoku of the University of Virginia and midfielder Luis Argudo out of Wake Forest. “It’s just good to see them working,” Crew SC
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
**This is our newest version of the draft. We have taken combine performances and the latest GA/senior signings into account.** The MLS Draft, in its various forms, has been in existence since the league began back in 1996. In its first year, the first-ever College Draft produced big names like Eddie Pope, Greg Vanney, Steve Ralston, Eddie Lewis, and Ante Razov. It was a young league, not subject to the parity of today. It was a simpler time, one before Designated
Here’s our second round projections for the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: 1 (24 overall) – LAFC – Michael Nelson, Goalkeeper, SMU 2 (25 overall) – Colorado Rapids – Matias Pyysalo, Midfielder, UCF 3 (26 overall) – Vancouver Whitecaps FC- Will Bagrou, Forward, Mercer University 4 (27 overall) – Colorado Rapids- Ken Krolicki, Michigan State University 5 (28 overall) – Minnesota United FC- George Campbell, Defender, University of Maryland 6 (29 overall) – FC Dallas – Jeff Caldwell, Goalkeeper, Goalkeeper, University of Virginia 7 (30 overall) – San Jose Earthquakes – Mohamed
The Columbus soccer community expanded on Friday in the form of a National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) expansion team in FC Columbus. The NPSL announced that FC Columbus will be joining the league for the upcoming season and that it will be competing in the Midwest Region’s Great Lakes Conference. The NPSL’s newest team will begin play immediately during the upcoming season in May, playing home games in the Grandview Heights suburb. The stadium sits 1,500 fans and will feature a
The MLS Draft, in its various forms, has been in existence since the league began back in 1996. In its first year, the first-ever College Draft produced big names like Eddie Pope, Greg Vanney, Steve Ralston, Eddie Lewis, and Ante Razov. It was a young league, not subject to the parity of today. It was a simpler time, one before Designated Players, General Allocation Money, and Targeted Allocation Money. Teams could pick players that could step in right away. Today, the