The world of soccer is vast, with thousands of clubs competing in hundreds of leagues across the globe. Determining which teams stand out on a global scale has always been a topic of debate among fans. The Opta Power Rankings have now attempted to bring clarity to this debate. They have provided a comprehensive ranking […]

Here are all of the details of where you can watch Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union on US television and via legal streaming: WHO Columbus Crew vs Philadelphia Union WHAT Leagues Cup 2024 season WHEN 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT • Wednesday, August 21, 2024 WHERE MLS Season Pass STREAM WATCH NOW MLS Season Pass […]

Here are all of the details of where you can watch Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami on US television and via legal streaming: WHO Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami WHAT Leagues Cup 2024 season WHEN 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT • Tuesday, August 13, 2024 WHERE MLS Season Pass STREAM WATCH NOW MLS Season Pass […]

On Saturday, Aston Villa fans turned up in droves at Columbus Crew's stadium for the first of three preseason friendlies on the club's USA tour. For some, the pilgrimage was their first opportunity to see a club they’re connected to through family history. “I was born in Birmingham, but only lived there until I was […]

Major League Soccer (MLS) continues to climb up the list of the best leagues in the world, largely as a credit to success in the Leagues Cup. In August 2023, British sports analytics company Opta ranked MLS the 29th strongest division in the world of soccer. By the fall, MLS halved that ranking to reach […]

Columbus Crew beat defending Champions LAFC 2-1 to win the 2023 MLS cup on Saturday evening. The home side put in a brilliant first half display to go 2-0 ahead as LAFC hardly got themselves in the game. It was Cucho Hernanadez who gave his side the lead in the 33rd minute from the spot […]

Columbus Crew TV Schedule Catch every game, in MLS and beyond, with our Columbus Crew TV schedule. One of Major League Soccer's founding sides, the Crew are one of the most notable teams, for various reasons, in MLS history. Founded: 1994 (First Season 1996)Stadium: Lower.com FieldManager: Wilfried NancyMLS Cups: 3 (2008, 2020, 2023)Other Titles: Supporters' […]

(New England and DC fans, avert your eyes. This could hurt). The Columbus Crew hold the distinction of opening MLS's first soccer specific stadium when Crew Stadium was opened in 1999. Since then, the stadium has hosted one MLS championship and two All Star games; more importantly, however, it has become an absolute fortress for […]

For the past three years, the gulf between the two MLS conferences has seemingly been as deep as the Grand Canyon. In 2011 and 2012, the East's representative in MLS Cup was Houston, a convert from the West. The last time MLS Cup featured an original Eastern Conference team was 2008 when two teams from the […]

One thing we are not afraid to do here at MLS Talk is to take a look back on our predictions and previews to highlight what we got both awesomely right and so terribly wrong. Now that the 2012 MLS season is well over and the 2013 preseason is in full swing, I thought it […]

When you have seen a world class striker perform many times, either on television or in-person, you think you have seen that player do everything. Then they score an amazing highlight reel goal that makes you scratch your head and you remember their greatness. Thierry Henry is that player. In the mid-week early afternoon game […]

Apologies, folks, but Monday Morning Sweeper has to take another week off. But fear not, because to try and make it up to you, here are the top fives goals of the weekend that was in MLS. 5. David Beckham does what he does best to draw the Galaxy even with Montreal 4. Sebastian Miranda […]

The Columbus Crew were certainly a surprise team last season. After cutting ties with a number of veterans and going with a roster that looked lacking on almost every part of the pitch, head coach Robert Warzycha coaxed a great season out of a sometimes combustible team. Robbie Rogers earned his way onto the U.S. men's national […]

On the eve of the second leg of the conference semifinals, the league has stirred some intrigue around one of its teams not in the playoffs. According to Steven Goff of The Washington Post, soccer fans in the Baltimore, MD area have begun to receive surveys gauging their interest in locating an MLS franchise in […]

The question I wrestled with in my head last night was this: if there were no playoffs or a playoffs with just four teams instead of 10, would this weekend be as exciting? Regardless of how you feel about the playoff format or the playoffs in general, the answer I came up with was YES. […]