The Columbus Crew Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Columbus Crew say no — this time
The offer from Benfica for Brais Méndez was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Both of them Wessam Abou Ali's — 7.92
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 7.92, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Window shuts: 10 in, 1 out at Columbus Crew
The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 10 arrived, 1 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Brais Méndez signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Brais Méndez commits to Columbus Crew for another 5 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Andrew Thomas is a medical away from Columbus Crew
The deal with Seattle Sounders is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Columbus Crew
Patrick Schulte was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Tyler Zardes joins the Columbus Crew first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Tyler Zardes is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sam Bradley steps up from the Columbus Crew academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sam Bradley has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Aaron Acosta joins the Columbus Crew first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Aaron Acosta is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Match Late, late show earns Columbus Crew a point
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Sean Zawadzki
- Player ratings Santiago Rodríguez did the work nobody counts — 6.97