[HOMEGROWN WATCH] Chad Barson became the third player from Akron University in the last month to sign with an MLS clubas a homegrown player. The Soccer America first team MVP joins fellow Zip Wil Trapp at the Columbus Crew. Meanwhile, FC Dallas signed Maryland’s LondonWoodberry, another college senior, as its second homegrown signing of the […]
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Colorado lands Ecuador stalwart Calderon
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Colorado, Columbus and New England, all teams that missed out on the 2012 MLS playoffs, looked to improve their backlines with the signing ofdefenders. The big name is 26-year-old Ecuador national team defender Diego Calderon the Rapids acquired from Liga de Quito. Calderon won Ecuador’sSerie A championship with Liga de Quito in 2007 […]
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Trapp is top prize in deep Crew academy
[THIRTEEN FOR ’13] Soccer America begins a series on the top college and youth players who may be turning pro in 2013. In the case of college underclassmen orhigh school seniors, they have to weigh turning pro or staying in or going to college. They also have to consider whether to join MLS or seek […]
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Options declined on Hesmer, Tchani and five others
[MLS TRANSACTIONS: Columbus Crew] In the wake of missing the playoffs for the first time since Robert Warzycha replacedSigi Schmid after the Crew’s 2008 championship season, Columbus has set out its roster plans for 2013. The contract options of seven players,including goalkeeper Will Hesmer and midfielder Tony Tchani, were not picked up, and the rights […]
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Higuain named Newcomer of the Year
[MLS AWARDS] The Columbus Crew’s Federico Higuain, older brother of Real Madrid star Gonzalo Higuain, was named the 2012 MLS Newcomer of the Year, beating out San Jose’s Victor Bernardez and Seattle’s Michael Gspurning.
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RSL makes Grossman only selection
[MLS TRANSACTIONS: Waiver Draft] MLS clubs placed 42 players on waivers, only one player — 23-year-old ColeGrossman — was selected in Monday’s Waiver Draft. The former Duke star is headed to Real Salt Lake from the Columbus Crew. Grossman played in two league games during his rookieyear and 10 – including five starts – in […]
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Man. United to set up shop in USA
By Ridge Mahoney and Paul Kennedy Fresh off its listing on the New York Stock Exchange, Manchester United is preparing to literally set up shop in the United States. The club will open an office in the USA, somewhere on the East Coast, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
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Quakes take Supporters' Shield, playoff field complete
[MLS REWIND: Week 32] The San Jose Earthquakes captured the 2012 Supporters’ Shield by virtue of Sporting Kansas City’s 0-0 tie Saturday against theNew York Red Bulls. — It was the second Supporters’ Shield for Quakes coach Frank Yallop. The original MLS Quakes won the regular-season title in2005, their last season in San Jose before […]
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Urso died of genetic heart condition
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Columbus Crew rookie Kirk Urso died of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy — a rare,genetic condition that commonly causes sudden death in young people — according to a coroner’s report. “He had a sudden cardiac death because of this condition,” FranklinCounty coroner Dr. Jan Gorniak toldthe Columbus Dispatch. “Sometimes the only presenting symptom for […]
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USA aims to rebound in House that Hunt Built
I’d like to say my favorite memory of Columbus Crew Stadium comes from one of the many memorable games that have been played there since it opened in May 1999. I remember SteveRalston‘s joyous sprint after scoring the first goal of a 2-0 defeat of Mexico that clinched the U.S. spot in the 2006 World […]