On Saturday, Columbus Crew SC travel to the New England Revolution for the first meeting of the year between the two Eastern Conference rivals. An early May trade of Kei Kamara to the Revs may have escalated that rivalry and this will be the first time the forward will see his former side.
After scoring 22 goals in his return season to Columbus and Major League Soccer, it seemed unlikely there would be another another disappointing divorce between player and club, but a poor relationship between Federico Higuain and Kamara, in addition to an on-field disagreement over who would take a penalty as Kamara sought his first career hat trick, saw Kei moved and Columbus searching for offensive answers.