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 […]
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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 […]
Major League Soccer and the investor-operator of Crew SC have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit aimed at keeping the team in Columbus. Citing arguments against the validity of Ohio Revised Code 9.67, the “Art Modell Law,” MLS and Precourt Sports Ventures say the lawsuit filed in March by the city of Columbus and […]
After Crew SC fell behind early and took its second straight shutout loss on Saturday against D.C. United, coach Gregg Berhalter was asked how he perceives his team’s 241-minute scoring drought. Is the sudden drop in offensive production a cause for concern regarding the general state of the offense? Or were the last 180 minutes […]
The city of Columbus is hoping for more time to facilitate a potential purchase of Crew SC. City Attorney Zach Klein on Monday filed a motion to pause the six-month time period for a local investor to purchase the team from Precourt Sports Ventures. “This tactic enables us to pause the six-month time period as […]
The city of Columbus says “prospective purchasers” are interested in buying Crew SC from Precourt Sports Ventures, potentially saving the club from relocating to Austin, Texas. In an open letter published Friday, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, while disputing recent statements by Crew SC owner, said the city and the Columbus Partnership—a consortium of local business leaders—remain […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”83″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The owner of Columbus Crew SC and Major League Soccer have until April 19 to respond to a lawsuit aimed at keeping the club in Columbus. According to a document filed Monday with the Franklin County Clerk of Courts, Precourt Sports Ventures and the league […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”68″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Here are three things we learned from the Columbus Crew’s 3-1 victory over D.C. United. You can have the best of both worlds. The “play your kids” movement got a boost when the first Crew SC goal came from Milton Valenzuela, 19, with assists […]
The owner of Columbus Crew SC is rallying support, not for the undefeated team but for an upcoming Austin City Council meeting about potential relocation there. Precourt Sports Ventures issued a statement asking supporters of the “MLS2ATX” effort to attend Thursday’s resolution hearing, during which Austin City Council members will consider conducting further analysis on […]