[MLS 2014 COUNTDOWN] Three additional Generation Adidas signings bring to seven the number of such players who will be available to MLS teams in the SuperDraftnext week. Announced as GA signings Wednesday were defenders A.J. Cochran (Wisconsin), Christian Dean(California) and Damion Lowe (Hartford). They have bypassed their remaining college eligibility to sign MLS contracts and […]
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Crew links up with Dutch Lions
[USL PRO 2014 COUNTDOWN] The Columbus Crew became the sixth MLS club to link up with a USL PRO club, concluding an affiliate partnership with Dayton DutchLions for the 2014 season. MLS/USL PRO Partnerships: Columbus/Dayton D.C. United/Richmond Houston/Pittsburgh NewEngland/Rochester Philadelphia/Harrisburg Sporting KC/Orlando City The agreement between the two Ohio teams enables the Crew to loan […]
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Goalkeeping musical chairs continues
[MLS 2014 COUNTDOWN] At least four MLS teams will have new starting goalkeepers in 2014. Seattle, which last week unloaded MichaelGspurning and acquired Stefan Frei from Toronto FC, was again in the middle of the wheeling and dealing. The Sounders signed American keeper Steve Clark from Norwegian club Honefoss and dealt him to Columbus, which […]
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Portland, D.C. United and Chivas USA make big moves
[MLS 2014 COUNTDOWN] There was lots of MLS activity Thursday with Stage 1 of the Re-Entry Process, plus moves before and afterthe draft. The biggest moves resulted in Portland dealing with Chivas USA to obtain Seattle’s Steve Zakuani, who is reunited with his former Akron coach, Caleb Porter, and D.C. United’s pickup of 2008 Rookie […]
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Crew signs young Tico left back
[MLS TRANSACTION] Four days after discarding one Costa Rican, the Columbus Crew signed another one in the first major acquisition by new head coach and sportingdirector Gregg Berhalter. Young left back Waylon Francis joins the Crew from Herediano. The 23-year-oldFrancis earned his first cap for Costa Rica in January and has one goal in 87 […]
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Crew declines options on Glauber, O'Rourke and Arrieta
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Gregg Berhalter, the new head coach and sporting director of the Columbus Crew, moved fast to clear outspace on the Crew’s roster for the 2014 season, declining options on three players who began the 2013 season as starters: Brazilian defender Glauber, midfielderDanny O’Rourke and Costa Rican forward Jairo Arrieta. Along with the retirement […]
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Berhalter's 'unique skill set' wins over Crew
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] The Columbus Crew has named Gregg Berhalter as head coach and sporting director, giving him full control ofthe technical side of the club. The former U.S. World Cup defender had most recently been the head coach of Swedish second division club Hammarby, owned by AEG. The move means that Brian Bliss, the club’s […]
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Gaven says it was 'right time' to retire
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Six days after his 27th birthday, Eddie Gaven retired. But he packed a lot into his 11-year MLS career. Hewas the youngest players, at 17, ever to be named to the MLS Best XI. He won MLS Cup with the Columbus Crew in 2008. And he was never red carded in 278 games. […]
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Columbus is racking up coaching candidates
By Ridge Mahoney Columbus has apparently taken the early lead as teams in search of coaches jockey for position. A source connected tothe coaching search in Columbus says the Crew has talked to at least five more candidates for the vacancy. Those five join two of the team’s former players, midfielder supreme Guillermo Barros Schelotto […]
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Mondelez moves into soccer in big way
By Paul Kennedy Mondelez International, the maker of such snacks and gums as Oreo, Ritz, Trident and Sour Patch Kids, is making a major consumerplay with soccer through a series of wide-ranging deals with U.S. Soccer, Mexican club Chivas de Guadalajara and U.S. national team players. Based in East Hanover, N.J., Mondelez signed athree-year sponsorship […]