Category Archives: Soccer
Crew Back in MLS Play Against Lowly New York
Coming back to MLS play for the first time since August 15th, the Crew (10-3-9, 39 pts) are on the road again, this time facing the Red Bulls of New York in Giants Stadium tonight at 6. Since the 15th, the Crew has played in two non-MLS games, in CONCACAF Champions League games. They split those two games, a 2-0 win over the Puerto Rico Islanders on the 18th. The second stop of the 2 games wasn’t a pretty result for the Crew, a
Crew Looking To Avenge Last Loss Against FC Dallas Tonight
The last time the Crew lost, well, that was almost two months ago. It was June 20th, and the Crew at the time were poking along with 19 points, tied for third. “That’s a game where in the first half we did a very good job then we let it taper off at the end. It was very disappointing,” midfielder Danny O’Rourke said of the 2-1 loss. “I don’t know what it was, whether it was fatigue or lack of concentration.” But since then, times have changed. In the 7 matches since then, they are
U.S. Falls Short In Mexico….Again
Same old news for the U.S. Soccer team, as they fall to Mexico, in Mexico 2-1 on an 82nd minute goal by Miguel Sabah. The loss doesn’t hurt the US significantly in the race to get an automatic bid. The US (3-1-2) is still sitting pretty at 10 points, one more than Mexico, whose win today was crucial to their hopes of getting in. Mexico is still on the cut line, having to play another match against
Crew Looking To Stay In Top Spot
With a 3-2 win last saturday against Toronto FC, the Crew overtook Chicago for first place in the MLS Eastern Conference. Tonight, Columbus (7-3-9) is looking to continue the winning streak, which is at 2 currently. “The three points [last Saturday] were very, very important,” Head coach Robert Warzycha said about the victory. On the other side of the field, the
Crew To Try Jump Over Fire Against Toronto FC
Currently only one point behind the Eastern Conference leading Chicago (7-3-7), the Columbus Crew are looking to leap over the Fire into first place in tonight’s game against Toronto FC. The Trillium Cup is on the line for both teams, a rivalry trophy started last year by both teams, and the mayors of both cities agreed to
