[MLS WEEK 29: What we learned …] Los Angeles took another step toward the Supporters’ Shield by rallying to beat Real Salt Lake, 2-1, the Crew came backto top D.C. United by the same score, and Portland spoiled the unveiling of refurbished B.C. Place by beating Vancouver, 1-0. Teams would rather not fall behind, but […]
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Crew falling in East, West rivals square off
With a full weekend of matches spread over two days, and several teams having already played during the week, crucial intra-conference battles highlight the action. CRUNCH TIME FOR CREW, AGAIN. Already this season, Columbus has pulled up just short of a tailspin to deliver an impressive performance that restored its credentials as a legitimateplayoff team. […]
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Despite man advantage, Houston stays winless on road
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Up a man from the 11th minute and holding a 1-0 halftime lead at Crew Stadium Wednesday night, Houston held a great opportunity to post itsfirst away victory of the season. Instead, the Dynamo conceded penalty kicks 12 minutes apart and needed a late equalizer from Calen Carr to leave Columbus with a […]
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Warzycha earns new multi-year deal
Robert Warzycha signed a new multiple-year agreement to remain as coach of MLS’s Columbus Crew. The former Polish international, who was in thefinal year of his three-year agreement, has the Crew in first place in the Eastern Conference with six games to play. He has posted a 45-29-28 MLS record in two-plus seasons and led […]
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Jeff Cunningham breaks all-time scoring record
[MLS GOLEADORES] Jeff Cunningham became MLS’s all-time leading scorer when the 35-year-old Columbus striker hit his 134th goal with a penaltykick against Seattle on Saturday. For a video montage of Cunningham goals and the latest on the Golden Boot race … Jeff Cunningham scored from the penalty spot inColumbus’ 6-2 loss at Seattle, notching 134th […]
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Neagle hits hat trick in Sounders' romp
After failing to hold down a regular spot with the Sounders during their first MLS season in 2009, Lamar Neagle spent a season in the second division with CharlestonBattery, then returned home during the winter to give it another go. Handed a rare start Saturday by head coach Sigi Schmid against the coach’s former employer, […]
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Toronto's wheeling and dealing continues with third trade
[MLS] Toronto FC, next to last in MLS’s Eastern Conference, engineered its third deal in two days when it traded young Cameroonian midfielder Tony Tchani to the Columbus Crew for English defender Andy Iro and French midfielder LeandreGriffit. TFC has now acquired four players and unloaded four others in the last 24 hours.
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Horton replaces idol in debut
[HOMEGROWN WATCH] Only a month after signing with the Columbus Crew as a homegrown player from the University of Louisville, Aaron Horton made his MLS debut, coming on for veteran Jeff Cunningham, his idol as a youth, in the last minute of the Crew’s 2-1 win over RealSalt Lake. “I forgot that Jeff was his […]
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Crew's Williams suspended 10 games
[MLS] Columbus Crew player Josh Williams was suspended 10 games and fined 10 percent of his annual salary for violatingthe MLS substance abuse policy by testing positive for methandienone metabolites, a prohibited performance-enhancing substance. Williams purchased and ingested an over-the-counternutritional supplement containing the banned substance. The supplement was purchased from a vitamin store that is […]
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Crew inks Horton as first homegrown signing
[MLS] The Columbus Crew, one of the first MLS clubs to start a youth academy and the first to win the McGuire Cup, has finally signed its first homegrownplayer. Aaron Horton, who helped Louisville reach the 2010 Men’s College Cup final for the first time, was signed to a multi-year deal. Hortonscored in the final […]