With his third and fourth goals in two games, including another Goal of the Week-caliber strike, Federico Higuain and the Columbus Crew won consecutive games for the first time all season, as they defeated Toronto FC 2-0 Saturday. The win earned the team its fifth Trillium Cup trophy in the contest’s six-season history, and moved […]
Crew Beat Red Bulls 2-0
August 12, 2013 by
On a night when the New York Red Bulls were missing their star Designated Player, the Columbus Crew saw their own will them to victory. Federico Higuain enjoyed his latest impressive performance for the Crew on Saturday night, scoring a second-half brace to give Columbus an impressive 2-0 victory over a Red Bulls team missing […]
Dynamo Whip Crew 3-1
August 5, 2013 by
With two teams fighting to improve their position in the standings, it was the Houston Dynamo that saw their stock rise in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a 3-1 win over the Columbus Crew at BBVA Compass Stadium. Houston entered the night seven points ahead of the Crew, but outside the playoff positions due […]
MLS All Stars Fall to AS Roma 3-1
August 1, 2013 by
For all of the parties and hype building up to Kansas City’s first MLS All-Star game, AS Roma took the match itself seriously. It showed. The largest crowd in Sporting Park history got treated to a clinic on creative, efficient, aggressive soccer on Wednesday night. It came at the expense of the MLS All-Stars, though, […]
Columbus Crew Sold to Precourt Sports Ventures
July 31, 2013 by
The Columbus Crew and Hunt Sports Group announced today that Precourt Sports Ventures, LLC has acquired the operating rights to the Crew. Hunt Sports Group has operated the Crew – Major League Soccer’s Charter Member – since 1996. Effective immediately, the Black & Gold become part of the privately held investment and management firm’s sports […]
Crew Falls, Again, in Final Minutes
July 29, 2013 by
Jonathan Osorio and Andrew Wiedeman each scored a late goal to spearhead a dramatic comeback victory Saturday afternoon, as Toronto FC defeated the Columbus Crew 2-1 for their first league victory at BMO Field in over a year. The win also snapped a six-game winless streak for Toronto FC (3-10-8), who had won just once […]
Crew Falls to Revolution in Stoppage Time
July 22, 2013 by
In a game that both the Columbus Crew and New England Revolution needed to win to keep pace with the Eastern Conference playoff contenders, neither team could muster a single goal in front of 19,323 fans in Columbus Crew Stadium until a stoppage time winner from Jose Goncalves earned the win for New England. Diego […]
Crew Stops Timbers’ Streak with 1-0 Win
July 8, 2013 by
The Portland Timbers’ club-record 15-match undefeated streak was snapped on Sunday afternoon as the Columbus Crew took advantage of an early goal and red card to hand the Timbers their first road loss of 2013 with a 1-0 win at Crew Stadium. Bernardo Anor’s 5th-minute goal, his second in as many games, stood as the […]
Late Penalties Send Galaxy to 2-1 Win over Crew
July 5, 2013 by
The LA Galaxy struggled to turn their dominance into anything concrete, but Robbie Keane converted two late penalty kicks to give them all of the points against the Columbus Crew on Thursday night at StubHub Center. Keane fired to the lower-right corner in the 85th minute and again in stoppage to forge a 2-1 victory […]
Sporting KC Downs Crew 3-2
July 1, 2013 by
This time, Sporting Kansas City made the lead stand up. Only after a couple of hiccups, that is. Sporting gave up a pair of one-goal advantages early in the second half on Saturday night, but Kei Kamara’s 80th-minute tally – his second goal of the night – gave them a 3-2 win over the Columbus […]
