The investor-operator of Columbus Crew SC is sharing its vision for a soccer stadium in Austin, Texas. Precourt Sports Ventures, which last October disclosed plans to relocate Major League Soccer’s original club, has unveiled a rendering of a stadium site at McKalla Place in Austin. The site plan, posted to MLS2ATX.com, shows a canopied venue […]
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May has been kind to Columbus Crew SC. Playing their third game in eight days, Columbus smothered the Chicago Fire 3-0. The win caps off a number of superlatives for the club to start the month: they are undefeated through five games, have three straight shutouts for the first time since April 2011, and haven’t […]
The MLS Players Union released their annual salary and total compensation list for all teams today. Columbus Crew SC, with three designated players for the first time in team history, have taken an approach of spending money both on veterans and on young players. So far this year, the signings have worked out. Notable Newcomers […]
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The city of Columbus won a small victory Tuesday in its lawsuit aimed at keeping Columbus Crew SC from relocating to Austin, Texas, in what marks the first legal decision since club ownership and the city began tussling late last year. Judge Jeffrey Brown agreed to pause the lawsuit for 90 days, partially accommodating the […]
Columbus Crew SC has agreed to a one-year extension with midfielder Federico Higuaín, the only player in club history to register 50 goals and 50 assists in regular-season action. The Designated Player contract extension runs through the 2019 Major League Soccer season, the club announced Thursday. In his seventh season with Crew SC, the Argentine […]
The city of Columbus says Crew SC ownership is engaging in “factual misdirection” while trying to “run the clock” on its lawsuit aimed at keeping the team from relocating to Austin, Texas. City Attorney Zach Klein on Monday accused Precourt Sports Ventures and Major League Soccer of trying to avoid discovery in the lawsuit while […]
It’s the same stadium where New England Revolution legend Taylor Twellman was named Most Valuable Player at the 2005 MLS All-Star Game for scoring against Fulham. And where goalkeeper Matt Reis saved two penalties in a 2004 playoff game. It’s where the Revolution’s 2014 MLS Cup run began and where another one of the club’s […]