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Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports The 2021 season technically already began for the Columbus Crew due to CONCACAF Champions League play, but the MLS champions don’t begin the defense of their league title until Sunday when Supporters’ Shield winners the Philadelphia Union come to historic Crew Stadium. Despite brining home a championship last year, the Black & Gold still made a number of changes to the team’s roster to be ready to compete on multiple fronts this season. As part of our preseas...

Supporters’ XI: Real Esteli Share this story Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch via Imagn Content Services, LLC The start of a new season brings hope and excitement. For a team that is coming off a year where it won the MLS Cup, there also have expectations. On Thursday, the Columbus Crew starts trying to meet these expectations in the team’s first CONCACAF Champions League game since the 2010-11 season against Real Esteli. In 2021, Massive Report will continue to ask you, the supporters, to tel...

Crew Stadium Moment No. 8: 2003 Women’s World Cup The Black & Gold’s home was the center of the world’s game in 2003. Share this story Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images The countdown of the 15 most memorable moments in Crew Stadium history based on voting from the Massive Report staff coninutes. Join the discussion on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #MRStadium. Historic Crew Stadium is known for many United States Men’s National Team victories, including four 2-0 ...

The Crew discover its first opponent of 2021 tonight.

Eagles welcome Cincinnati Sirens to Columbus in PASL opener The Eagles kick off 2021. Share this story Ralph Schudel - Massive Report The Columbus Eagles are set to take the field for the first time in over a year, as the team takes part in the Premier Arena Soccer League. This game may look different to fans of the beautiful game, but Massive Report has a list of a few differences between indoor and outdoor soccer rules. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the Eagles will play a different winter sche...

Lion Links: 1/7/21 Share this story Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Happy Thursday, Lionesses and Lions. As always, I hope you overcame your hump day with ease. As usual, there has been a fair amount of happenings occurring within the soccer-sphere so let’s get right into the links. Exploria Stadium to Host USWNT Friendlies; Harris, Krieger Called Up Exploria Stadium is set to host some national team soccer once again with the USWNT scheduled to play against Colombia in Orlando twice. The two fix...

Columbus Dispatch-USA TODAY NETWORK It is fitting that the 2020 version of MLS Cup is a mix of the familiar and completely bizarre. The familiarity comes from the teams — the Seattle Sounders, a perennial contender, and an MLS original in the form of the Columbus Crew — and the setting. Mapfre Stadium, opened as Crew Stadium in 1999 and home of some remarkable moments in American soccer, will be replaced by a downtown stadium next year. The bizarre? The biggest game in American men’s socc...