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"Were not sore losers. Were bad losers." Toronto (0-2-1) looks for its first victory Wednesday against defending champion Columbus SC (1-0-2) in a matchup between two clubs that have had to balance MLS and Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League play while dealing with a lengthy injury list. The good news is Torontos training room is beginning to empty. But reigning league MVP Alejandro Pozuelo is still working his way back from a thigh injury suffered before an April 2 pre-season game against Col...

Neil Davidson New York Red Bulls midfielder Daniel Royer, left, fights for the ball against Toronto FC midfielder Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty during an MLS soccer match, Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ.  Its early in the MLS season but Columbus Crew SC and Toronto FC have just one win between them. nbsp;THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez May 11, 2021 - 1:11 PM Being winless three games into the MLS season for the first time since 20...

Defending MLS champion Crew seek first win vs. D.C. United Field Level Media Undermanned D.C. United will play at underwhelming MLS Cup champion Columbus on Saturday afternoon. The Crew (0-0-2, 2 points) are trying to avoid becoming the second team in MLS history to start the season with three scoreless draws, according to the leagues website. The Colorado Rapids did it in 2015. D.C. United (1-2-0, 3 points) has struggled to field a competitive team because of injuries, having 13 of its 30 play...

Photo by Andrew Katsampes/ISI Photos/Getty Images The last few remaining healthy D.C. United players left face a massive challenge today, as they take on the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew in what will be the Black-and-Red’s last visit to Historic Crew Stadium. United, who are missing nearly half of their roster at the moment due to injuries, will have to dig very deep to repeat last fall’s stunning victory over the Crew. Key player: Frederic Brillant One of the last few United pl...

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports The Columbus Crew’s offseason consisted of bringing a number of Major League Soccer veterans to the club such as Bradley Wright-Phillips, Kevin Molino and Perry Kitchen. Perhaps the biggest headline of the Black & Gold’s offseason, however, was the signing of 21-year-old Romanian winger Alexandru Matan for a reported $1.8 million. While the former three are known around American soccer circles, little was known about Matan. Friday afternoon, he spoke with...

Union open the season with a scoreless draw in Columbus Share this story Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Both the Philadelphia Union and the Columbus Crew were looking to use Sunday’s match to build on last season’s successes as well as their early successes in the 2021 Concacaf Champions League. But neither team was able to get into a grove during the match, and it ended all scoreless after a cagey, chippy ninety minutes. Boutta go down in CLB ⚡️ There were no major surprises in the...

Darlington Nagbe is out for the Crew against the Philadelphia Union The Black & Gold will be without one of their top midfielders for the season opener. Share this story Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images The Columbus Crew opens the 2021 Major League Soccer season this Sunday against the Philadelphia Union but will be missing one of the team’s best players. Midfielder Darlington Nagbe will be out for the first MLS contest of the year with a left hamstring injury he sustained in the first leg ...

Photo by Jason Mowry/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Columbus Crew fans received unfortunate news on Saturday morning. The club announced that young midfielder Aidan Morris will be out for 9-12 months with a severe Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury in his left knee. He will undergo ACL reconstruction and sit out the 2021 season to recover. Morris fell hard to the pitch in pain from a non-contact play in Thursday night’s win against Real Esteli in the CONCACAF Champions League Round of...

LAFC over Columbus Crew for MLS Cup? Our 2021 predictions, MVP favorites, team-by-team talking points play ESPN FCs 2021 MLS Cup Predictions (1:25) Alejandro Moreno shares his predictions for the upcoming MLS season, and has big expectations for LAFC. (1:25) The 26th season of Major League Soccer kicks off on Friday as Houston Dynamo host San Jose at BBVA Stadium (8 p.m. ET, ESPN+) and after a wild season in 2020, its a clean slate and a reset in 2021 with a full schedule, another new team (wel...

Photo courtesy of CONCACF The Columbus Crew knew the 2021 season would be tough. Not only are the Black & Gold the reigning MLS Cup champions, which puts a target on the team’s back, but winning that title means the Crew is in more competitions than during last year’s run. Because Columbus knew this heading into the season, president and general manager Tim Bezbatchenko and head coach Caleb Porter planned in the offseason for more games and match congestion. They stated the team wanted to p...