AUSTIN, Texas — The Major League Soccer team that may start play in the Texas capital in 2019 went from a hypothetical to a brand Wednesday night with a logo and a name: Austin FC. Precourt Sports Ventures utilized the event — billed as a party to thank fans for their role in helping the […]
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AUSTIN, Texas — Columbus Crew owner Anthony Precourt got a major boost to his effort to move the Major League Soccer club to Texas when the Austin City Council voted Wednesday to move ahead with a plan for a new, privately funded stadium on city land. Precourt has been courting Austin for a potential move […]
After a series of twists and turns in a now 10-month-old Columbus Crew relocation saga, the Austin City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a proposal that would give Crew investor-operators Precourt Sports Ventures a pathway to move to Austin for the 2019 MLS season. The vote, as reported by ProSoccerUSA last Thursday, would […]
Professional soccer is coming back to Austin. That was made clear when the United Soccer League announced Friday a team will return to the city after a four-year hiatus. But Austin’s City Council will vote on a proposal Thursday night that would open the door for a Major League Soccer team to land in the […]
COLUMBUS — A common refrain among professional sports teams is “focusing on the field and tuning out distractions.” It’s hard to imagine a distraction larger than the relocation of a franchise. The ambiguous future of Columbus Crew SC hasn’t gotten any less murky since the news of a potential move to Austin first broke in […]
The investor-operator of Columbus Crew SC is “pleased and grateful” for Austin City Council’s decision to move forward with stadium discussions, clearing way for the club’s potential relocation to Austin, Texas in 2019. Following a marathon meeting that lasted into the early hours of Friday morning, City Council voted unanimously to enter into negotiations with investor-operator […]
The 10th District Court of Appeals in Ohio on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by Crew SC investor-operator Precourt Sports Ventures and Major League Soccer as they attempt to relocate the club to Austin, Texas, the Columbus Dispatch reports. Precourt and the league had appealed a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas order pausing the lawsuit […]
COLUMBUS — As the Austin City Council gets ready to debate Precourt Sports Ventures’ proposal for a Major League Soccer stadium on city land, PSV’s official promotional team, MLS2ATX, debuted a video of Austin residents voicing their support. The first face in that video may have come as a surprise — former Columbus Crew SC defender […]
Austin City Council is hung up on the details of Precourt Sports Ventures’ stadium proposal, leaving relocation of Crew SC from Columbus hanging in the balance. After their first review of the $200 million stadium proposal Tuesday, council members still have questions, according to various reports from local media. Of particular concern is the financial […]
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