[MLS TRANSACTIONS] After just 17 games — all starts — the Columbus Crew transferred Costa Rican defender Giancarlo Gonzalezto Palermo of the Italian Serie A. Details of the deal were not disclosed but it is believed to be one of the most lucrative transfer deals an MLS club has ever conducted. The Crew signedGonzalez from […]
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Detroit Pistons exec Loughnane named Crew president
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] The Columbus Crew hired veteran sports industry executive Andy Loughnane, most recently with the NBA’sDetroit Pistons, as the club’s president of business operations. Crew president Mark McCullers offered his resignation after 15 years with the club inMay. The changes follow the sale of the club a little more than a year ago to […]
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Union wins at New England in Curtin's league debut
[MLS: Week 16] A pair of goals from Frenchman Sebastien Le Toux and a rocket fromDanny Cruz gave the Philadelphia Union a 3-1 win at the New England Revolution in interim manager Jim Curtin‘s firstleague game since taking over for John Hackworth. The Union, who moved to within one point of the red zone in […]
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New England ends Rhinos' run in fifth round
[U.S. OPEN CUP] Saer Sene and Kelyn Rowescored first-half goals to lead the New England Revolution to a 2-1 win over the Rochester Rhinos, the last remaining team from USL PRO in the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Six MLS teams, plus theNASL’s Atlanta Silverbacks and Carolina RailHawks, will compete in the quarterfinals in […]
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Three MLS games to watch
[PREVIEW: Week 13] The top two teams in MLS, the Seattle Sounders and unbeaten Real Salt Lake, square off Saturday in Seattle. RSL will set a record for thebest start in MLS history with a win or tie. There’s also an Eastern Conference rematch in Toronto, and the Cascadia Cup series resumes in Portland. SEATTLE-REAL SALT […]
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Gonzalez fined for embellishment
[MLS DISCIPLINE] Costa Rican international Giancarlo Gonzalez has emerged as one of the imports in the early going of the2014 season, but the Columbus Crew defender earned the wrath of San Jose fans for faking being injured by Quakes captain captain Chris Wondolowski in Sunday’s1-1. His embellishment was dealt with by the MLS Disciplinary Committee. […]
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Precourt: Crew has lots of work to do
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Mark McCullers, who had been with the Columbus Crew since 1998, has stepped down as its president. The movecomes less than a year after San Francisco investor Anthony Precourt bought the club from the Hunt Sports Group and six months before the end of McCullers’current contract. The Crew is off to a 2-0-0 […]
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New York, Columbus and San Jose ink TV deals
[SOCCER ON THE AIR] Three more MLS clubs announced local TV deals as the New York Red Bulls signed a multi-year extension to return to MSG Networks, their localcarrier since MLS’s first season in 1996, the Columbus Crew reached a new multi-year agreement with Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, and the San Jose Earthquakes will return […]
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PREVIEW: Berhalter brings his Euro view to Crew
[MLS 2014: Eastern Conference] When he bought the Crew and its stadium last July from Hunt Sports Group for $68 million, ownerAnthony Precourt vowed to change the team’s image in all respects. An extensive rebranding is pending. The Crew Stadium scoreboard, whichcaught fire before a game last year, has been upgraded. To arrest a slide […]
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Crew romps over Sporting KC in championship game
[MLS PRESEASON: Disney Pro Classic] Like D.C. United, Chicago and Vancouver at the three other tournaments, Columbus, a team that failed to reach the playoffs lastyear, ended its preseason campaign with a title on Saturday. Jario Arrieta, Bernardo Anor, Justin Meram and Federico Higuain rang up four goals for the Crew, which took the Walt […]