The best team during the MLS regular season squares off with a beleaguered opponent to decide which of them will advance to the MLS Cup final as Eastern Conference representative as well as host. Thus can be described the second leg of the Toronto FC-Columbus Crew SC series to be staged Wednesday (Fox Sports 1, […]
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Michael Bradley: Columbus is one of the few MLS markets that has not kept pace
A sell-out crowd of 21,289 fans turned out at Mapfre Stadium for the first leg of the Eastern Conference finals between Columbus Crew SC and Toronto FC. Enemy No. 1 for most Crew fans isColumbus owner Anthony Precourt, who is considering a move to Austin, possibly as soon as in 2019. The Precourt Sports Ventures […]
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Columbus-Toronto FC: Another first leg, another goalless game
COLUMBUS-TORONTO FC EXPRESS Nov. 21 in Columbus, Ohio Columbus 0, Toronto FC 0. Att.: 21,289. Another first leg, another goalless game. After a 16-day break imposed by the FIFA international dates, Columbus and Toronto FC played a scrappy 0-0 tie in the first leg oftheir Eastern Conference final series Tuesday at MAPFRE Stadium. (Three of the […]
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What They're Saying: Doug Kridler
“In the heat of emotion, I conceived of an idea this weekend that doesn’t work for a variety of reasons. However well-intentioned, it was a mistake to approach it in this manner, giventhat it may have provided some false hope about the practicality of that solution.” — Doug Kridler, president and CEO of the Columbus […]
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Save the Crew? Stadium proposal will at least spark discussion
On the eve of the Columbus-Toronto FC playoff game, Columbus Foundationpresident and CEO Doug Kridler has laid out his plan for a downtown soccer stadium. Kridler, who has been one of the point persons working on keeping Crew SC in Columbus, termedthe plan “a creative exercise” and, sure enough, it immediately ran into opposition, but […]
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Preview: Last two losing MLS Cup finalists battle for 2017 hosting rights
Two games to go in the Eastern Conference playoffs, after which either Toronto FC will get a chance to atone for its stumble in last year’s title game or Columbus Crew SC can take its cause tothe final hurdle. Leg one of the conference finals is Tuesday (ESPN, ESPN Deportes, MLS Live, 8 p.m.) at […]
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'Heartbreaking' for Crew fans: Reaction of Columbus backers to MLS talks
Following a meeting of Columbus mayor Andrew Ginther and Columbus Partnership CEO Alex Fischer in New York with MLS commissioner Don Garber and Crew SC investor-operatorAnthony Precourt, Ginther and Fischer issued a statement that they were disappointed they could not secure a commitment from Precourt’s Precourt Sports Ventures to keep the team in Columbus. Precourt […]
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What They're Saying: Ora Houston
“Evidently Austin is becoming No. 1 for Major League Soccer teams wanting to come to town because I have at least four folks that I’m talking to about Major League Soccer.” –Austin council member Ora Houston at a work session to study the potential community benefit of an MLS team. A resolution related to identifying […]
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Destined: Columbus has just enough to move into Eastern Conference final
First, Atlanta United. Now New York City FC. Columbus Crew SC has outlasted two of MLS”s biggest-spending clubs to move into the Eastern Conference final. After winning at Atlanta in ashootout, the Crew used its 4-1 edge from the first leg as just enough of a cushion to hold off No. 2 seed NYCFC in […]
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Refresh: New York City FC seeks 'belief and confidence' for game two
A scorer like David Villa, who has netted 23 goals so far this season and 64 in his MLS career, gives his team a chance in just about any circumstances, and in his impressiveaccomplishments lies the hopes of New York City FC in the second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals series against Columbus Sunday (ESPN, […]