COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Crew Stadium will be called MAPFRE Stadium after the team signed a multiyear naming-rights deal.

The Columbus Crew SC announced on Tuesday it had reached the deal with MAPFRE, an international insurance company.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The team issued a release saying it was for multiple years and millions of dollars.

The team's home has been called Crew Stadium...

Columbus Crew SC have announced the signing of Democratic Republic of the Congo international Cedrick Mabwati.

The midfielder, who is currently with his country at the African Nations Cup, was previously on the books at Spanish club Real Betis, who had loaned him to second division side Osasuna at the start of this season.

Capped nine times for DR Congo, the 22-year-old made appearances in each of his nation's group stage games in Equatorial Guinea, where they have advanced to the knockout stage.

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The Columbus Crew acquired defender Chris Klute on Friday from the Colorado Rapids to complete a trade that was agreed during from Thursday's MLS SuperDraft.

The Rapids traded up from the 19th pick to the 14th to select Swedish defender Axel Sjoberg. In exchange, they gave the 19th pick to Columbus as well as "future considerations" that turned out to be Klute.

The 24-year-old Klute spent three seasons with the Rapids, where he made 55 starts and was named the team's Defender of the Year...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Crew have signed Federico Higuain to a new designated player contract.

The Crew did not disclose details but called it the largest contract in team history. Higuain expressed his joy at the news via Twitter.

These years were good but the coming years will be better!! Thank you all @ColumbusCrewSC @MLS pic.twitter.com/z4Fg5UOrZq

— Federico Higuain (@FHiguain_33) January 5, 2015