Collin Johnson
@collinjohnson.org
Beer lawyer, Ohio Native | Northwestern and Marquette alum | Crew SC and USMNT fan | Write for @MassiveReport | Opinions are my own | 6'8*
*standing on top of a one foot tall box
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He/Him
The two biggest #MLS days of the season (conference finals and MLS Cup) being on the two most important days college football days of the season have turned me all the way in favor of the schedule change.
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The two biggest #MLS days of the season (conference finals and MLS Cup) being on the two most important days college football days of the season have turned me all the way in favor of the schedule change.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills re: the calendar change. The conference finals were literally against the biggest college football weekend of the regular season and were an absolute after-thought to the vast majority of MLS #fans. That's a bad thing!
We asked, you answered.
Our 2025 MLS fan survey results are out, with responses from nearly 3,500 fans voicing their opinion on the state of the league, roster rules, the calendar shift, and more.
Read here ⤵️
Our 2025 MLS fan survey results are out, with responses from nearly 3,500 fans voicing their opinion on the state of the league, roster rules, the calendar shift, and more.
Read here ⤵️
MLS Fan Survey: Supporters weigh in on calendar switch, roster rules, and Lionel Messi
Nearly 3,500 fans from 33 countries gave their opinions on the state of Major League Soccer in our third annual fan survey
www.sixonefivesoccer.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills re: the calendar change. The conference finals were literally against the biggest college football weekend of the regular season and were an absolute after-thought to the vast majority of MLS #fans. That's a bad thing!
Big offseason for #Crew96. We'll get to see if Issa Tall's slow pace was due to Nancy's reluctance to add players (I have a hunch some of it was) and if they can retool the team in a way that makes 2026 a fun year (if not a competitive one).
It’s official. Wilfried Nancy has departed #Crew96 to take the reigns at Celtic.
December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Big offseason for #Crew96. We'll get to see if Issa Tall's slow pace was due to Nancy's reluctance to add players (I have a hunch some of it was) and if they can retool the team in a way that makes 2026 a fun year (if not a competitive one).
Feeling extremely Alien v Predator about this one. Whoever wins we lose. #Crew96
“Obviously, it's the GOAT, Messi, all that. But I feel like when he comes to Cincinnati, it's a bit different.”
Garys, Herons - fun match in store for Sunday, and one with a bit of history behind it: One of North America's best games, in any competition, in 2023:
www.mlssoccer.com/playoffs/202...
Garys, Herons - fun match in store for Sunday, and one with a bit of history behind it: One of North America's best games, in any competition, in 2023:
www.mlssoccer.com/playoffs/202...
FC Cincinnati & Inter Miami brace for
Even though the question touched on tender old scar tissue, FC Cincinnati head coach Pat Noonan was a good sport about it.
www.mlssoccer.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Feeling extremely Alien v Predator about this one. Whoever wins we lose. #Crew96
Honestly, I don't think this is a huge deal. Playoffs in May is cool. I'll miss the June games in Columbus but I would LOVE for a Thanksgiving weekend slate before the winter break. #Crew96
This schedule competes against CFB/NFL just about as much as the current one.
This schedule competes against CFB/NFL just about as much as the current one.
BREAKING: MLS owners have voted and passed a schedule change. The league will run from the late summer months through May.
This is due to start in summer of 2027. MLS will take winter break in Jan/Feb
More from @paultenorio.bsky.social on the ground at BOG meeting: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
This is due to start in summer of 2027. MLS will take winter break in Jan/Feb
More from @paultenorio.bsky.social on the ground at BOG meeting: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
MLS owners vote to flip schedule to European calendar, change format starting in 2027
MLS will soon align with leagues that play from the fall to the spring after a transformational decision made by its owners
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Honestly, I don't think this is a huge deal. Playoffs in May is cool. I'll miss the June games in Columbus but I would LOVE for a Thanksgiving weekend slate before the winter break. #Crew96
This schedule competes against CFB/NFL just about as much as the current one.
This schedule competes against CFB/NFL just about as much as the current one.
The best player in MLS and #Crew96 history. So thankful he chose Columbus
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 👏
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 👏
October 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The best player in MLS and #Crew96 history. So thankful he chose Columbus
Bummed that the #Crew96 season is probably over but I also disagree with those who wanted a Morris replacement. We want Taha to be that guy. Taha won't be that guy if he doesn't get to play and make mistakes on the field.
September 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Bummed that the #Crew96 season is probably over but I also disagree with those who wanted a Morris replacement. We want Taha to be that guy. Taha won't be that guy if he doesn't get to play and make mistakes on the field.
For my money, Michael Bradley is the best box-to-box midfielder in USMNT history.
In defense of Michael Bradley, whose long and distinguished and bizarrely vitriol-inducing USMNT career will be honored tomorrow. (And whose body of work really never should have required defending in the first place.)
Column @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Column @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Steely and strangely divisive, Michael Bradley’s playing career cut to the id of US soccer fandom
US Soccer will belatedly honor one of its most accomplished players on Saturday – as good a time as any to re-assess his groundbreaking career
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
For my money, Michael Bradley is the best box-to-box midfielder in USMNT history.
My biggest secret is that Michael Bradley is my favorite USMNT player of all time. Sorry #Crew96.
🇺🇸 151 International Caps
🇺🇸 48 Matches as Captain
🇺🇸 2x World Cup Veteran
🇺🇸 2x Gold Cup Champion
On September 6th in NJ, we're celebrating the career of Michael Bradley! 🫡
ALL INFO » ussoc.cr/MB4
🇺🇸 48 Matches as Captain
🇺🇸 2x World Cup Veteran
🇺🇸 2x Gold Cup Champion
On September 6th in NJ, we're celebrating the career of Michael Bradley! 🫡
ALL INFO » ussoc.cr/MB4
August 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My biggest secret is that Michael Bradley is my favorite USMNT player of all time. Sorry #Crew96.
Did #Crew96 ever grab the additional international slot they needed for Abou Ali? They briefly had two open but sold one to Houston (the one they received in the Dejuan Jones trade). Picard will take up one slot so unless they are able to move off of Camacho (or someone else) they'll need a slot.
August 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Did #Crew96 ever grab the additional international slot they needed for Abou Ali? They briefly had two open but sold one to Houston (the one they received in the Dejuan Jones trade). Picard will take up one slot so unless they are able to move off of Camacho (or someone else) they'll need a slot.
Reposted by Collin Johnson
If you hated the Euro final can I just suggest whatever on earth has occurred in Ecuador today
August 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If you hated the Euro final can I just suggest whatever on earth has occurred in Ecuador today
I really like Max, but with Nancy's background getting production from almost anyone in the wingback slot and the pipeline including Picard, Brown, and potentially Prince Forfor there really is no reason to keep Max from getting his chance in Europe. #Crew96
🇺🇸🏴 BREAKING: Middlesbrough submit an offer around $3m (£2.25m) to the Columbus Crew for USMNT wingback Max Arfsten, per sources.
No word on if the Crew will entertain the offer yet. Toulouse had a bid rejected earlier this summer.
With @jacobsben.bsky.social www.givemesport.com/middlesbroug...
No word on if the Crew will entertain the offer yet. Toulouse had a bid rejected earlier this summer.
With @jacobsben.bsky.social www.givemesport.com/middlesbroug...
Middlesbrough bid for USMNT, Columbus Crew wingback Max Arfsten: Sources
Middlesbrough have made a bid worth around $3 million (£2.25m) for U.S. national team and Columbus Crew wingback Max Arfsten, sources tell GIVEMESPORT
www.givemesport.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I really like Max, but with Nancy's background getting production from almost anyone in the wingback slot and the pipeline including Picard, Brown, and potentially Prince Forfor there really is no reason to keep Max from getting his chance in Europe. #Crew96
I like Max Arfsten, but he's 24 and a good but not irreplaceable player. With Brown and Picard on the roster IMO it makes sense to keep the pipeline alive, make a sale, and help Max take the next step in his journey. #crew96
July 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I like Max Arfsten, but he's 24 and a good but not irreplaceable player. With Brown and Picard on the roster IMO it makes sense to keep the pipeline alive, make a sale, and help Max take the next step in his journey. #crew96
Harry Dean Stanton is one of our grubbiest guys (RIP)
July 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Harry Dean Stanton is one of our grubbiest guys (RIP)
Bad half. A lot of guys who needed to step up to keep their jobs sure seemed to crack under the pressure of the incoming transfers. Put away one or two in the first half and it's a different story. #Crew96
July 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Bad half. A lot of guys who needed to step up to keep their jobs sure seemed to crack under the pressure of the incoming transfers. Put away one or two in the first half and it's a different story. #Crew96
Cool: Players getting paid more money for playing in a fake tournament.
Not cool: Three MLS teams get a special little transfer window AND $750,000 GAM each.
#MLS #Crew96
Not cool: Three MLS teams get a special little transfer window AND $750,000 GAM each.
#MLS #Crew96
Closing the loop on this one:
MLS and the MLSPA did reach an agreement on Club World Cup bonuses, per sources. A minimum 40% increase of the $1 million spelled out in CBA, plus 30% of all performance bonuses.
Seems the hard feelings still remain, though.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
MLS and the MLSPA did reach an agreement on Club World Cup bonuses, per sources. A minimum 40% increase of the $1 million spelled out in CBA, plus 30% of all performance bonuses.
Seems the hard feelings still remain, though.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/649...
Sources: MLS, players reached new Club World Cup bonus agreement
The league and its Club World Cup participants ultimately reached a deal after a frosty standoff prior to the competition
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I’d already made peace with the Farsi departure so I have a lot of unconvincing to do on…myself. #crew96
According to Wilfried Nancy, #Crew96 Mo Farsi is dealing with pelvic inflammation, and is considered day-to-day
July 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I’d already made peace with the Farsi departure so I have a lot of unconvincing to do on…myself. #crew96
When the thing that makes you sad tells you that you aren’t sad enough. #USMNT
Pochettino on American fans...
"I saw players of Guatemala crying. That is the way that we need to feel. And our fans need to feel the same. It’s not to come here to enjoy the spectacle and if you lose nothing happens. [...] That is an important thing that we need to learn here in this country."
"I saw players of Guatemala crying. That is the way that we need to feel. And our fans need to feel the same. It’s not to come here to enjoy the spectacle and if you lose nothing happens. [...] That is an important thing that we need to learn here in this country."
July 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
When the thing that makes you sad tells you that you aren’t sad enough. #USMNT
No clue, but I'm guessing the issue was the transfer fee not allowing Herrera to be bought down under the DP cap at a GAM number that made sense. Easier to extend the loan and keep paying the salary. #crew96
It is my understanding that #Crew96 will not have a finalized new deal for Andres Herrera before his loan expires tonight.
The Crew are still in talks with River Plate with the expectation of keeping Herrera in some capacity
The Crew are still in talks with River Plate with the expectation of keeping Herrera in some capacity
June 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
No clue, but I'm guessing the issue was the transfer fee not allowing Herrera to be bought down under the DP cap at a GAM number that made sense. Easier to extend the loan and keep paying the salary. #crew96