The Crew have fire second-division coach Federico Higuain after an officials' union blew the whistle, alleging mistreatment of female referee.

Gonzalo Higuain’s brother sacked by MLS club after telling female referee ‘this is a man’s game’ - Federico Higuain was suspended for two matches but the The Professional Soccer Referees Association s

Heading into last Saturday's match against the New York Red Bulls, the Columbus Crew's Designated Player and team captain Federico Higuain had not scored a goal from the run of play in more than five months.

On this episode of the Cooligans Christian and Alexis dive into Pro/Rel possibly coming to Liga MX, more fallout from the Madrid Derby and to round out the show Federico Higuaín is out of Columbus Crew II.

The confrontation happened after the final whistle, beyond regulation and injury time, and now the fallout has reached well beyond MLS NEXT Pro. A refereeing dispute involving Columbus Crew 2 coach

Columbus Crew legend Federico Higuain is honored by a tifo hoisted before the match against Nashville SC at Lower.com Field in April of 2022.

The North American referees' association argued that the punishment of the unnamed coach, reportedly Federico Higuaín of Columbus Crew 2, 'falls drastically short of the right message.'