Columbus Crew News

Eastern powers Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew square off in Major League Soccer action at Toyota Park on Saturday night.

Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid will miss tomorrow's practice and Saturday's match against Houston to attend his son Kurt's wedding in Northern Caifornia on Saturday.

There were solid grades all around for the Americans as they dispatched, Grenada, 4-0, with crisp offensive play, a few spectacular moments, and a confident defensive effort in their Gold Cup opener Saturday in Seattle.

Jeff DiVeronica has covered the Rochester Rhinos since their inception in 1996. Excerpts from his blog, 'Devo's Direct Kicks,' at www.DemocratandChronicle.com appear weekly during the soccer season.

The U.S. men's national soccer team's defense of its North American championship began with a smashing success on Saturday as the Americans defeated outmanned Grenada 4-0 at Qwest Field.

D.C. United and the Columbus Crew battled to a 1-1 draw in Major League Soccer action on Saturday night at Crew Stadium.

D.C. United coach Tom Soehn was excited to have last weekend off in MLS and thinks the Eastern Conference leaders are refreshed for Saturday's trip to the Columbus Crew, even though they continued defense of their U.S. Open Cup title Tuesday.

The Columbus Crew prepares for an important slate of matches this week as it travels to Rochester tonight to take on the Rochester Rhinos of USL-1 in the 2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16, before hosting D.C. United Saturday at Crew Stadium in a battle for first place in the Eastern Conference.

Chad Marshall tries to get possession from New York's John Wolyniec during Saturday's game at Crew Stadium.

In a night of third-round upsets in the U.S. Open Cup, there's no way the Rhinos were going to spoil the party.

Coach Darren Tilley said he and his Rhinos haven't talked about 1999, when the Rochester shocked the U.S. Soccer world by beating four straight MLS teams en route to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup trophy.

Chad Marshall scored near the end of the first half, and the Columbus Crew went on to beat Red Bull New York 1-0 Saturday.

Seven months have passed since the Crew played the New York Red Bulls for the biggest prize in American professional soccer.

Just six months ago, the New York Red Bulls used a pair of stunning road victories to reach their first MLS Cup final.

The defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew and the four-time Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup champion Chicago Fire are gunning for a return trip to Shea Stadium for a quarterfinal game in the nationa s oldest cup championship.

Eight of the fans' First XI are still from the Seattle Sounders FC, but Guillermo Barros Schelotto and Frankie Hejduk of the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew are two of the biggest movers from last week and have both made their way into the group.

FC Dallas scored twice in the final 10 minutes, including Kenny Cooper's penalty kick in the 87th minute, for a 2-1 win over Columbus on Saturday night that snapped the Crew's nine-game unbeaten streak.

FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman has struggled to find the right mix defensively, using 10 different combinations of defenders in the last 12 games, and as a result his team is tied for the fewest wins in MLS.

Last year, Guillermo Barros Schelotto played a major role in leading the Columbus Crew to their first MLS Cup title by setting up goals.

Pat Noonan battles Chivas USA's Carey Talley during Sunday's match at Crew Stadium.