Columbus Crew dey face tough time dis season under new coach Henrik Rydstrom. Dem don play eight matches, win only one, draw three, lose four. For home ground, dem no win any match yet – zero win, one draw, two losses.
Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte talk say, “E no be how we want am. So, I think the main message na say we go figure am out ourselves. We go lean on each other, we go rely on each other.”
Dem suppose play against Los Angeles Galaxy today, but thunderstorm don cause delay. Kickoff no dey happen as planned. MLS policy dey say if lightning strike within eight miles of field, dem go delay match for at least 30 minutes from last strike.
Fans wey dey ScottsMiracle-Gro Field don ask to leave their seats go stay for concourse until storm pass. New start time for match still no dey determined.
For Crew squad, striker Wessam Abou Ali out for whole season with torn ACL. Midfielder Mo Farsi no dey available because of sports hernia wey don sideline am since July 2025. Another midfielder, Andre Gomes, dey listed as questionable for Galaxy match with lower-leg injury.
Dis match na first of four matches wey Crew go play within 11 days. Team dey see dis period as chance to correct their poor start to season.
Meanwhile, for other news, Columbus don officially get NWSL franchise on April 21. Team go start play for 2028 season. Ownership group include Jimmy Haslam and Dee Haslam, wey also be majority owners of Crew and Cleveland Browns. Nationwide insurance company, Dr. W. Johnson, and Whitney Haslam Johnson complete the ownership.
The new NWSL team go play their home matches for ScottsMiracle-Gro Field, the same stadium wey Crew dey use for their matches.
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