And then there were (temporarily) none. Columbus Crew SC had two forwards depart in the offseason, but they could depend on the MVP finalist Kei Kamara to lead the line. That plan took a serious hit on Monday when the Washington Post’s Steve Goff reported that the team’s leading scorer last year is holding out for a renegotiated contract.
Kamara was absent on Friday as the rest of the team assembled for physicals and prepared to head to Florida for the beginning of preseason. Gregg Berhalter had said he was working on unspecified fitness issues to assembled reporters at indoor training in suburban Lewis Center.