And, in the midst of the NWSL news, #Crew96 injury report was released.
Abou Ali and Farsi are the only players listed as out, with Andre Gomes listed as questionable with a lower-leg injury. I did see him training with the team yesterday, but could have happened yesterday.
It is official: Columbus has been awarded the 18th NWSL franchise. Presser regarding the new team is set to begin in a few minutes
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NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman is in Columbus for a "major soccer announcement" today. More on what we know below.
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#Crew96 training today: Both Mo Farsi and Taha Habroune were with the full group.
Habroune missed the New England game with an undisclosed illness.
“We just, once again, got the lead and then stopped playing as aggressively … and then you saw what happened.”
#Crew96 recorded their fourth loss of the season, despite holding the lead at halftime vs New England. Takeaways from the game in my latest.
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“We just, once again, got the lead and then stopped playing as aggressively … and then you saw what happened.”
#Crew96 recorded their fourth loss of the season, despite holding the lead at halftime vs New England. Takeaways from the game in my latest.
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As #Crew96 Henrik Rydstrom put it: “They [New England] wanted the ball more in the second half. Their players wanted the ball more and tried to take us on more than we did with them.”
After a solid first half, #Crew96 went cold in the second half and fell to New England Revolution in their first game without Wessam Abou Ali.
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Max Arfsten found the back of the net to give #Crew96 a first-half advantage vs New England Revolution.
Follow along with my live blog for updates from the second half as Crew try to hold onto their lead.
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#Crew96 have their first MLS test without striker Wessam Abou Ali vs New England Revolution on the road.
Follow along with my live blog below for updates on the matchup.
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#Crew96 injury report vs New England Revolution has Wessam Abou Ali and Mo Farsi listed as out.
Additionally, Taha Habroune (illness) is questionable.
It’s all good, I was more making light of the replay 😂 but now there’s suspicion…
Umm, I didn’t do that and the news was technically brought to you by me lol
#Crew96 Mo Farsi at training today. There is still no official timeline for his return.
#Crew96 coach Henrik Rydstrom stated earlier this week that Mo Farsi began training with the team again, and he is slowly getting back into practicing game situations.
“It was also a possibility for a lot of players to play a competitive game.”
#Crew96 picked up an U.S. Open Cup victory with a heavily rotated starting lineup. More on which young players made an impact vs Richmond Kickers in my latest.
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#Crew96 Henrik Rydstrom said that Cesar Ruvalcaba was one of the players who stood out to him tonight among the heavily rotated lineup.
“He’s almost like a Navy SEAL. … He’s ready to perform. Even if he didn’t have that much to do, what he needed to handle, he handled.”
#Crew96 players outside the typical starting 11 got a chance to prove themselves in the U.S. Open Cup victory vs Richmond Kickers.
How Hugo Picard - and others - took advantage in my coverage of the match below.
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#Crew96 have kicked off the second half vs Richmond Kickers in the U.S. Open Cup, and hold a 1-0 lead after Hugo Picard notched his first goal for Columbus.
Follow along for more updates on the round of 32 matchup below.
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If he is the only one who can handle 90 degrees, Crew might have even more problems this season than we even thought lol
I was really surprised with all the rotation, Herrera still ended up in #Crew96 lineup, seeing he’s played basically every game this season.
#Crew96 are set to play their first U.S. Open Cup game since 2023, and are running out a very different starting lineup vs USL's Richmond Kickers.
Follow along with my live blog below for updates on the round of 32 matchup.
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#Crew96 have confirmed Wessam Abou Ali will miss the remainder of the 2026 season after suffering a torn ACL
ICYMI: #Buckeyes guard Chance Gray continued the streak of Ohio State players being selected in the WNBA Draft, going to the LA Sparks last night. More in my latest.
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#Crew96 striker Wessam Abou Ali has suffered a torn ACL, the 27-year-old confirmed via social media today. More information in my latest below.
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#Crew96 striker Wessam Abou Ali has suffered a torn ACL, the 27-year-old confirmed via social media today. More information in my latest below.
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It took 6 games, but Henrik Rydstrom has a win with #Crew96
Before the back-to-back goals, I was going to point out how #Crew96 Wessam Abou Ali now has 3 goals in Atlanta, compared to just one in Columbus
