[MLS SCHEDULE: Week 16] The Columbus Crew will have to face Eastern Conference leader without Brazilian defender Glauber, who suffered an ACL tear in his knee inThursday’s 2-1 loss to the Chicago Fire, making it two weeks in a row the Crew has watched a starter go down with a season-ending knee injury in the […]
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Magee and Nyarko power Fire comeback
[U.S. OPEN CUP REWIND: Fourth Round] Mike Magee continued his hot streak sincejoining the Chicago Fire with the first goal in its 2-1 comeback win over the Columbus in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup fourth-round match that was played Thursday after inclement weather in theChicago area forced the game’s postponement on Wednesday evening. Chris […]
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Pro division added to regional circuit
[MIDWEST REGIONAL LEAGUE] The U.S. Youth Soccer Midwest Regional League will operate a division for teams from the youth clubs of the Chicago Fire and ColumbusCrew and their affiliate premier youth soccer clubs in the Midwest. The Pro Youth Clubs Affiliates Division will operate both girls and boys divisions from under-12 through under-18. In addition […]
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Crew loses Gaven for the season
[MLS SCHEDULE: Week 14] The Columbus Crew will be without midfield veteran Eddie Gaven for its game against the Houston Dynamo on Saturday. He was lost for the season with an ACL tear suffered late in Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup win over theDayton Dutch Lions. MLS SCHEDULE, Week 14: Saturday, June 1 6 pm ET […]
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It's always wise to have a Plan B
By Paul Kennedy No one had more faith in American pro soccer that the late Lamar Hunt. Not once buttwice Hunt wouldn’t quit when most around him had given up on the pro game in the United States. First, against the advice of most of the people close to him, Hunt refused to give up […]
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BeIN SPORT launches streaming platform
By Ridge Mahoney and Paul Kennedy Authenticated subscribers to beIN SPORT can access the network’s coverage on a streaming platform thatstarted up on Friday. The platform, beIN SPORT Play, streams network programming in high-definition and is available on any platform-connected PC, mobile device or smartphone. It isavailable to authenticated subscribers of Time Warner Cable and […]
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MLS Business Summit headed to Columbus
By Paul Kennedy Major League Soccer will host a business summit in Columbus, Ohio, around the USA-Mexico World Cup 2014 qualifier on Sept.10. MLS commissioner Don Garber, who was in Columbus on Wednesday to announce the summit along with Crew president Marc McCullers, said that MLS expected about 250-300 people to attend the midweek event, […]
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MLS Preview: Crew's playoff miss sparks influx of South Americans
By Ridge Mahoney If nothing else, the Crew in 2012 proved that getting into the playoffs isn’t as easy as it used to be. Teams have reached thepostseason – and even won MLS Cups — with sub-.500 records, and last year the Whitecaps snagged a spot at 11-13-8. Not so in the Eastern Conference; Columbus […]
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Gus Johnson debut sets Fox Soccer afternoon viewing record
By Paul Kennedy Gus Johnson‘s much-hyped soccer debut on Fox Soccer was the most-watched weekday afternoon telecast in thenetwork’s history. The Real Madrid-Manchester United Champions League match averaged 451,000 total viewers on Fox Soccer, marking an increase of 258 percent over the 2012 Champions Leagueaverage audience for the same stage (126,000). The 2012 Champions League […]
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Timbers draw 14,229 for Porter's first game, Johnson hits hat trick
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] A crowd of 14,229 fans turned out at Jeld-Wen Field to watch the Portland Timbers tie the San Jose Earthquakes, 3-3 in their first homegame under new coach Caleb Porter. Jamaican international Ryan Johnson had a hat trick for the Timbers. The ColumbusCrew moved into the final of the Disney Pro Soccer […]