The MLS Players Union released their annual salary and total compensation list for all teams today. Columbus Crew SC, with three designated players for the first time in team history, have taken an approach of spending money both on veterans and on young players. So far this year, the signings have worked out. Notable Newcomers […]
Author: Ben Ferree
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”180″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] After starting the season with three wins and a draw, Columbus Crew SC suffered major setbacks and hit a three-game losing skid. Since then, the team has corrected course and are now on a four-game unbeaten streak with the latest victory coming at home […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”137″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] All teams go through streaks during the course of a season, but rarely does a team start with two polar opposite runs. Through the first four games of the season, Columbus Crew SC had three wins and one tie. After drawing the New England […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”79″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Major League Soccer is a diverse league, comprised of players from more than 70 countries. Each player takes a unique pathway to MLS, but none may be as uncommon as Columbus Crew SC centerback Lalas Abubakar. A native of Ghana, Abubakar was selected fifth […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”68″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Here are three things we learned from the Columbus Crew’s 3-1 victory over D.C. United. You can have the best of both worlds. The “play your kids” movement got a boost when the first Crew SC goal came from Milton Valenzuela, 19, with assists […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”68″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Another home game, another night of history for Columbus Crew SC. After a slow start, Crew SC found a groove en route to a 3-1 win over D.C. United. All of the action came in the first half. Milton Valenzuela, the first young designated […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”41″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Three things we learned from Columbus Crew SC’s 3-2 win over Montreal Impact. The old guys still got it. Federico Higuain scored in his second straight game, and Ignacio Piatti willed the Impact back into the match. These veterans aren’t going anywhere. It’s not […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”41″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Columbus Crew SC kept sizzling this week as the Crew took a quick lead in their home opener against the Montreal Impact, eventually holding on for a 3-2 win. 12 minutes into the match, former Crew SC defender Jukka Raitala dragged down Lalas Abubakar […]
Every team has goals for a season. Often times the No. 1 goal is to win a championship. If a team doesn’t achieve its goal, there is an overriding sense of “next year.” That has been the case recently for the Columbus Crew SC. A playoff berth in head coach Gregg Berhalter’s first season with […]