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Columbus Crew break ground on new downtown stadium

The new downtown stadium is set to open in 2021.

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New Columbus Crew SC ownership focuses on community during ‘relaunch’

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Crew SC held an introductory press conference for new team president Tim Bezbatchenko and new head coach Caleb Porter, along with the faces of the new ownership group, Dee Haslam and Pete Edwards. The event had multiple notable attendees, including ESPN analyst and former USMNT player Taylor Twellman, MLS Commissioner Don […]

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Columbus Crew SC saved: MLS announces new ownership agreement

Major League Soccer reached an agreement in principle with the Haslam and Edwards families to assume ownership of Columbus Crew SC starting in January 2019. “While we work to finalize the deal promptly, we want to state publicly the tremendous collaboration and community support for Crew SC, which has set the stage for a powerful […]

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Potential Columbus Crew ownership group commits money to downtown stadium

COLUMBUS — The new investor group that is slated to purchase Columbus Crew SC as soon as a deal is finalized with Precourt Sports Ventures intends to build a $230 million stadium in the Arena District of downtown Columbus. The stadium would be 430,000 square feet, hold around 20,000 seats and sit on a 33-acres […]

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Judge denies MLS motion to dismiss, puts Columbus case on pause

COLUMBUS — Despite all indications pointing toward a resolution in the Columbus Crew SC relocation saga, the lawsuit brought against Major League Soccer by the city of Columbus and the state of Ohio is still ongoing. Franklin County Judge Jeffrey Brown ruled this week on MLS’ motion to dismiss the lawsuit, denying the request and […]

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Sacramento’s Major League Soccer bid dealt another blow

Sacramento’s bid to land a Major League Soccer expansion franchise was handed a serious setback Friday, when MLS announced it was making progress with an ownership group that would keep the Columbus Crew in Ohio while also remaining committed to launching a franchise in Austin, Texas. That could mean that one of two expansion spots […]

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Columbus Crew SC: Local buyers may save franchise from Austin relocation

Columbus Crew SC may have found its saviors. After a year of uncertainty and drama surrounding investor/operator Anthony Precourt’s efforts to relocate the Major League Soccer franchise to Austin, Texas, local buyers have emerged in an effort to keep the team in Columbus. Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and his family have joined a Columbus-based […]

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Columbus Crew SC announcement regarding relocation saga expected soon

Update: Local buyers may save the Crew The Columbus Crew may be on the verge of being saved. Rumors have swirled all day on social media regarding the future of the franchise, which investor/operator Anthony Precourt wants to move to Austin, Texas. An announcement to address the rumors — which mostly include Cleveland Browns owner […]

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Austin FC supporters go see Columbus Crew play in Dallas

FRISCO, Texas — A unique group of traveling supporters attended FC Dallas’ match Saturday night against the Columbus Crew. They were there for the opponent — kind of — but didn’t hop on a plane from Columbus, they simply drove a couple hours north on I-35. Austin fans.  Members of the group circled the match date […]

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Front-office staffers cope with Columbus Crew SC relocation saga

Months before the fatigue and frustration that came with a “will they or won’t they” relocation process, there was shock, fear and anger among Crew SC front-office staff members who did not see it coming. Those emotions linger still. At 10:51 p.m. on Oct. 16, 2017, Sports Illustrated reporter Grant Wahl sent out the initial […]