A red card on Toronto FC defender Justin Morrow just before halftime transformed what had been a back-and-forth Trillium Cup showdown Saturday at MAPFRE Stadium, turning it into a 2-0 Columbus Crew SC rout. Converted crosses in rapid succession by Justin Meram and Kei Kamara in the second half against the 10-men Reds gave Columbus […]
Crew out shoot, but fall to Dynamo 1-0 to open season
March 9, 2015 by
It wasn’t a masterpiece but the Owen Coyle era got off on the right foot as fellow Brit Giles Barnes’ second half goal gave the Houston Dynamo a 1-0 win over the tough luck Columbus Crew SC. Houston’s winner came from the type of play Coyle and company is hoping to see this season. Minutes […]
U.S. Men fall to Chili 3-2 as they test new faces and formation
January 29, 2015 by
The U.S. Men’s National Team opened the new year with a 3-2 loss against No. 14 FIFA-ranked Chile at Estadio El Teniente. Brek Shea and Jozy Altidore scored first-half goals for the USA, but Chile’s Mark Gonzalez countered with two of his own, including the game-winner in the 75th minute. Roberto Gutierrez scored Chile’s other […]
Crew’s Gall scores hat trick in U.S. U-20 win over Aruba
January 15, 2015 by
The Columbus Crew’s Romain Gall scored three goals, all in the first half, and the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team defeated Aruba 8-0 in Group A play at the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship at Independence Park. Five other players contributed a goal apiece: Ben Spencer, Tommy Thompson, Emerson Hyndman, Bradford Jamieson IV and Amando Moreno. […]
Crew’s Swanson leads U.S. U-18 team over Germany 2-1
December 19, 2014 by
The U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team, lead by the Columbus Crew’s own Ben Swanson as captain, defeated Germany’s U-18s 2-1 in the first of two international friendlies. Mauricio Pineda scored a first-half goal and Brooks Lennon pushed the lead to two goals late in the second half. Germany did get one goal back, converting on a […]
Crew’s Parkhurst Earns MLS Individual Fair Play Award
November 25, 2014 by
Major League Soccer announced that Columbus Crew SC Captain and defender Michael Parkhurst has won the 2014 Xbox Individual Fair Play award. Parkhurst is the second player in MLS history to win the Xbox Fair Play Award three times. The award is selected by MLS based on objective criteria such as fewest fouls committed, cards […]
Crew Bounced from Playoffs after Losing to Revolution 3-1
November 10, 2014 by
The New England Revolution did not need to win their second leg in order to move on in the MLS Cup Playoffs, presented by AT&T, but they did anyway, putting an exclamation mark on a dominant series performance against the Columbus Crew. The Revolution picked up where it left off in their Eastern Conference Semifinal […]
Crew in Big Hole Following 4-2 Loss to Revolution
November 3, 2014 by
The New England Revolution couldn’t have drawn up a much better start, and the Columbus Crew likely never imagined it would be this bad. The Revolution got off the ground in emphatic fashion in the Eastern Conference semifinal series of the MLS Cup Playoffs presented by AT&T on Saturday, scoring four away goals to defeat […]
Crew Beat Union 2-1, Earn 3rd Seed in Playoffs
October 27, 2014 by
The Columbus Crew only needed a draw against the Philadelphia Union Sunday to clinch their first home playoff game since 2010. It got more than that, with Bernardo Anor scoring a late winner to secure a 2-1 victory against Philadelphia in both club’s regular-season finale. The win was Columbus’s third in a row, taking the […]
Crew Smacks Red Bull 3-1, Secures Spot in Playoffs
October 20, 2014 by
The Columbus Crew showed Sunday it is not just content with merely getting into the playoffs. A day after earning a postseason berth, the Crew went into Red Bull Arena and defeated the New York Red Bulls, 3-1, to move up the Eastern Conference table. Aaron Schoenfeld led the way for Columbus, bagging a brace […]
