Going through my (very) old stories, stumbled upon this 1997 gem from Bruce Arena about playing at Ohio Stadium in the Columbus Crew’s early years 😂

Wanted to see 🇿🇦 vs UEFA playoff winner (🇩🇰🇲🇰🇮🇪🇨🇿) in ATL - not a super high profile game IMO. Random selection lottery has no cat 4 tickets & cat 3 = $140. GTFO if resale tickets plummet maybe...but if that's what it costs for that game, there probably isn't another one I'd pay to go to. 😠

Was looking at some of the USMNT friendless in March & before the World Cup. Match ups look pretty solid, but at this point, is there any reason but to hold out for (resale) prices to drop the week of the game?

Having seen the prices and gone back and forth a lot on whether I'd pay that, maybe it's a blessing in disguise that I won't actually get a chance to decide.

Sources: Celtic finalizing deal to name Wilfried Nancy their next manager. Columbus Crew will get compensation. Now, Crew need to find new head coach. W/ @paultenorio.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...

Source: Celtic FC finally contacted #Crew96 late last week re Columbus coach Wilfried Nancy. The two clubs, and Nancy, are in advanced stage of negotiations to get Nancy to Glasgow. Talks concern Nancy buyout as well as that of at least one Crew assistant. Yeah.

Can confirm that Celtic is finalizing a deal to hire Wilfried Nancy to be the club's next manager. Formal contact with the Columbus Crew has been made. Looks like the runway is clear for Nancy to depart. #Crew96 www.espn.com/soccer/story...

17 years ago today. 🥹

It's all over but the crying. All signs point to #Crew96 coach Wilfried Nancy being named the next manager of Celtic FC of the Scottish Premiership by the end of the weekend. My piece is posted with the paywall removed. Have a nice day. www.thedisrespected.com/columbus-cre...

Let's go! Final installment of Hell Is Real for 2025 about to end on a high note! 💛🔥🖤🔥💛🔥

I was getting way ahead of myself dreaming of a #Crew96 ECF trip to Charlotte (family in the area), but uh, it's not the Crew who are ruining that idea.

Woah woah woah, Jacen Russell-Rowe!!! #Crew96

Yep yep yep, let's do that again. #Crew96

I am going to Columbus for Hell Is Real tonight and I am excited. 💛🖤💛

Well that was a bummer. Certainly didn't see many #Crew96 players at their best (Patrick came up big), so I'm not super concerned. But I'm also not sure what changes you make to get them at their best. Need more from the wingbacks, but really just need everyone to level up.

Won't make it to Cincy tomorrow night but very excited to have babysitting taken care of for game 2 next Sunday. #Crew96

Bummer way to end it for the Pacers, you gotta like what you saw. Plenty to work on, but without Haliburton & TJM they were still very much in it. I hope Mathurin is this good every night.

I know winning is something Darlington Nagbe just does, but there is a very real Rule of 5 going on. #Crew96 are winning MLS Cup this year. Get on the hype train. (and don't bring logic into this)

After last night's #Crew96 game...looked alive against Orlando, looked like the Crew against Red Bulls, and now we get FCC in the first round? Plus we've got the "win it for the captain vibes"? (Please don't talk me out of my spot in the Sunshine Brigade.)

I know nothing about NorOnTour or scheduling, but there are some very reasonably priced tickets for game 1 against the orange team. Like <$60 each when I think the regular season was priced at >$90. seatgeek.com/fc-cincinnat...

#Crew96 fans, need your help! Me & the 5 year old are coming to the game tomorrow night, but had plans to stop in Dayton & go to the Air Force Museum (one of his favorite places). It's currently closed bc of gov't shutdown. Any other aviation themed recommendations that wouldn't be impacted?

As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others: This sucks so hard.

Random question... looking for an 3D printer to make HO scale model train buildings. Are there any recommendations for < $200?

Well, if Nagbe's gonna hang 'em up, this #Crew96 team only has one choice about how to handle the playoffs:

The greatest number 8 in MLS history, certainly since the expansion era kicked off. A centerpiece on four different MLS Cup winners - very few players of any position can claim that status, but nobody else did it at three different clubs.

What a career Darlington Nagbe has had. After the Crew won MLS Cup in 2023 I was covering the celebrations in the locker room. Two different champagne-soaked Crew staffers made sure to tell me: “He’s the best fucking player this league has seen. You can fucking tweet that.”

Diego Valeri wrote about Nagbe “If I ever have grandchildren and they ask about soccer in the United States, I will tell them that I played with him” If I ever have grandchildren, I will tell them that I watched him

Promise I don't have inside info. Wish I was wrong. 😭

BREAKING: Columbus Crew midfielder and MLS legend Darlington Nagbe is retiring after the 2025 MLS season, per sources. Nagbe, 35, is a four-time MLS Cup winner (2015, 2018, 2020, 2023) with three clubs (Portland, Atlanta, Columbus). One of MLS's best-ever midfielders 👏

Well, it wasn't perfect, but I watched a team that looked like the #Crew96 I've come to enjoy under Wilfried Nancy and that's a significant improvement vs the last two months (save for 45 minutes in Atlanta) so I'll take it.

Yep yep yep, that was good. Do it again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again .

That's a bad decision to give a yellow card. Rough collision for sure, but there was nothing malicious or unfair about it IMO. #Crew96

Good night, I'm going to bed.

Man, I have very little belief that #Crew96 will find an equalizer. Had that second goal not been off, I may have chosen sleep at halftime.

In 2024 it took a team poisoning the Crew to stop us from winning a continental final, in 2025 we can shit our pants all on our own.

If I did math right, #Crew96: -1st 14 games: 7W/6D/1L, 1.93 PPG -18 games since: 5W/6D/7L, 1.17 PPG In 2nd category was stretch of 7 G from 6/14-7/19: 4W/1D/2L, 1.86 PPG. Since beating DC on 7/19, 0.88 PPG in MLS. IDK what happened or if it can be fixed, but I think it's very much a mental issue.

Welp, #Crew96 suck right now. Too bad we can't play Liga MX teams the rest of the way.

This #Crew96 squad…

Sheesh... #Crew96 just can't defend to save their lives. Very well could play in the wild card/play in round. What a massive disappointment from what they showed as their potential earlier this year. At this point, I have zero faith they can get it figured out. 😞

“Nobody loves him & he forgets that we have family & are people”, Former players open up about their time under Caleb Porter #NERevs | #MLS 📰: prostinternational.com/2025/09/16/n...

This quote...I remember seeing the joy on Matan's face after his game against Porter last year. You've got to be a real asshole for someone to say the words, "Nobody loves him & he forgets that we have families & that we are real people." Can't see many future opportunities in MLS for coach bot.

In the words of Lando Calrissian, "That was too close!" #Crew96

atlanta won the xG battle that half this is not a bit i am not doing a bit

Tonight marked the first time in Columbus Crew history that they have scored five goals in the first half of a regular season match. The last time Columbus scored five goals in a half was against Atlanta United on March 25, 2023 (second half).

"just not capable of kicking the shit out of teams they should." Yes, go on #Crew96, keep on making me eat these words. 💪💛🖤🦖

You’ll notice he steps on Gene’s foot so he can’t step away. Again, one of the most despicable and disgusting things I’ve ever seen happen on a soccer pitch.

Did you really think @elrolonw.bsky.social woukd bring receipts?!? youtu.be/t9vqubUp3Ok?...

I’m not one to always tag MLS & go “do something!!!” anytime something questionable happens with inter miami but the league absolutely needs to throw the fucking book at him for this

Inter Miami is disgusting. Luis Suarez is disgusting. Spitting on a Sounders coach. #LeaguesCup #MLS