The Columbus Crew Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
58 days out for Wessam Abou Ali after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Columbus Crew will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Columbus Crew close the window on a squad of their own making
13 in and 1 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
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.
Market10 Aug 2026
The St. Louis CITY SC deal is off
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Rudy Camacho reports back to Columbus Crew with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Columbus Crew
Jamal Thiaré 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.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Charlotte Football Club tell Columbus Crew: Liel Abada is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Sam Moore steps up from the Columbus Crew academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sam Moore 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
Paul Adams steps up from the Columbus Crew academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Paul Adams 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: Connor Dempsey joins the Columbus Crew first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Connor Dempsey is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Home is on Rudy Camacho's mind
- Match Gonzalo Tapia rescues a point for Columbus Crew
- The dugout Paul Reyna on the point