Columbus Crew

Cucho Hernandez and Yaw Yeboah scored in the first half and the Columbus Crew held on to beat defending champion LAFC 2-1 on Saturday to win their third MLS Cup.

The Columbus Crew is headed to the MLS Cup final, three years after winning it all in 2020. The crew will host Los Angeles FC at Lower.con Field and the championship game on Saturday.

The match between the Columbus Crew and Los Angeles FC is set for Saturday at 4 p.m. Tickets go on sale Wednesday to the general public.

The match vs. Miami is the only 2024 Crew home game with individual seats listed for sale.

Cucho Hernández scored two goals to reach 18 on the season and No. 3 seed Columbus Crew beat sixth-seeded Atlanta United 2-0 in the MLS playoffs.

The Crew won the match on Saturday, but it remains to be seen whether Columbus or Cincinnati collected more blood donations in the Hell is Real Blood Battle.

Columbus City Council hired British professor and police crowd intervention specialist Clifford Stott to work with police and The Ohio State University to improve how police respond to rowdy crowds and protests.

MLS All-Stars will take on a top international team — to be announced — on July 17, 2024, at Lower.com Field.

The biggest winner in the Major League Soccer offseason transfer market ended up being the rumor mill. But there are still plenty of stars across the MLS to watch for during the 2023 season that begins Saturday.

Forward Christian Ramirez is returning to Major League Soccer with the Columbus Crew.