[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 […]
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U.S. U-17s set to face SLSG and Crew
[DATEBOOK] The U.S. under-17 national team will travel for matches Sept. 8 against St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri, whose U-15/16 team was the 2012Development Academy runner-up, and the Columbus Crew Soccer Academy two days later. The SLSG Missouri game will take place at Dennis P. Long Stadium’s recently upgraded main fieldat Soccer Park in Fenton, […]
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Crew plans ceremonies to honor Urso
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Prior to Saturday’s match against Toronto FC, Columbus Crew fans will be encouraged to pay respects and leave remembrances in tribute to Kirk Urso, the 22-year-old midfielder who passed away Sunday morning. A floral wreath featuring Kirk’s image will be displayed in front of theLamar Hunt statue at Founder’s Park located on […]
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Crew's Urso remembered as hard-working and humble and funny
[OBITUARY] Kirk Urso, the Columbus Crew rookie who died unexpectedly Sunday morning, was remembered by players andcoaches as a hard-working young man who fulfilled his dream of being a pro, starting for the Crew to open the 2012 season despite being passed over in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Policeofficers arrived at Park Street Patio, a […]
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Brian Bliss: 'At U-16s, winning becomes part of it'
Interview by Mike Woitalla For the second time in three years, the Columbus Crew Juniors won the McGuire Cup – U.S. Youth Soccer’s U-19 national championship– coached by former U.S. World Cup player Brian Bliss, the MLS club’s Technical Director. Bliss, 46, also serves as assistant coach of the U.S. U-20 national team toTab Ramos, […]
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Crew Juniors take second McGuire Cup title
[U.S. YOUTH SOCCER] The Crew Juniors won their second McGuire Cup title with a 2-1 win over Georgia’s GSA Phoenix Red in the U-19 boys final in the 2012 U.S.Youth Soccer National Championships before more than 2,300 spectators at the Manchester Meadows, in Rock Hill, S.C. GSA took the lead in the 36th minute on […]