The Columbus Crew Herald
Market2 Nov 2026
Santiago Rodríguez hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Columbus Crew can pretend not to have heard.
Market2 Nov 2026
Éric Bailly wants more than Columbus Crew are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Loan watch2 Nov 2026
Taha Habroune counts the days
“I watch every Columbus Crew game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Seattle Sounders runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Santiago Rodríguez knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Columbus Crew, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Luke Pruter
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Luke Pruter, and the manager let it.
Market2 Nov 2026
The Éric Bailly talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Columbus Crew know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Nəriman Axundzadə has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Nəriman Axundzadə has written the date down.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
The manager comes out for Gonzalo Tapia
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Gonzalo Tapia has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Extra work for Santiago Rodríguez at Columbus Crew
The coaching staff have set Santiago Rodríguez something separate to do. Whether it is a weakness being addressed or a strength being sharpened, nobody outside the building will know until it shows up on a Saturday.
In brief
- Squad Good reports on Andrés Herrera
- Squad Welcome back, David Howard