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

Jesus Ferreira & Osaze De Rosario are both on the field for Seattle tonight. I feel old thinking about how their dads were both MLS stars in their own right. Dwayne De Rosario had some all timer MLS goals.

Ever since losing 3-0 in Nashville, #Crew96 hasn't looked right. Nagbe injury can't help, but they just look out of sorts with no ideas. Trending the wrong direction with no signs of righting the ship. I don't think we've seen a Wilfried team underperform like this, but they don't have it right now.

I haven't seen a Crew team this hesitant to shoot the ball since Bobby Warzycha got fired.

Starting to drive me a little nuts that much like Camacho, we don’t actually know anything about Nagbe’s (at this point obviously serious) injury. #Crew96

The #crew96 Stadium Ops folks could not provide a coherent policy to the people tasked with enforcing it at the location where they *knew* it would need the most enforcing. Like, how does that happen?

Sometime over the past few weeks, as the Crew brought in Palestinian striker Wessam Abou Ali, the club updated its stadium website to include this, about an MLS policy on national flags. (It also referred fans to the policy.) That policy, as the club now admits, does not exist.

Pretty brutal thread if you’re a #Crew96 owner. The fans seem to be growing weary of your shit. redd.it/1n1v5id

I hate to say it but I think it might be time to pull out this oft-used #crew96 gif from 2022:

The way things are going, feels like a first round playoff exit on a random Thursday night. 😠🤦🏻‍♂️

Those last 20 minutes from the Crew got me like:

Sheesh, that was bad defending.

I just don't think this team, at this point, is at the same level as 23 or 24 Crew teams. They're pretty good, even very good at times, but the performance ceiling just doesn't feel as high. Right now just not capable of kicking the shit out of teams that they should. Hope WAA can help with that

I have enjoyed watching Taha go from young guy we think might have something to confident adult picking teams apart this season. Hope the growth continues at this rate because there's potential for a really good and fun to watch player. #Crew96

Very good and very cool that I bought tickets to take my 2 oldest kids to see the #Crew96 play NYCFC on Saturday just to get notified 72 hours out that the game is canceled due to ‘field maintenance’ at the baseball stadium they were planning to play in. NYCFC is the least serious org in America.

HG16 > DP8 I'd make that a permanent change to the starting lineup until WAA arrives, possibly even after.