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Columbus Wins M.L.S. Cup, the Final Stop on a Journey to Stay Put Lucas Zelarayán’s two goals carried the Crew over the Sounders in the stadium the team had almost abandoned three years ago. Lucas Zelarayán, center, scored two of the Crew’s goals and set up the third.Credit...Emilee Chinn/Getty Images By Andrew Das Dec. 12, 2020 The celebration was the catharsis Columbus Crew fans had dreamed of since 2017, when the team’s former owner had threatened to move their team to Texas. It was ...

Columbus Dispatch-USA TODAY NETWORK It is fitting that the 2020 version of MLS Cup is a mix of the familiar and completely bizarre. The familiarity comes from the teams — the Seattle Sounders, a perennial contender, and an MLS original in the form of the Columbus Crew — and the setting. Mapfre Stadium, opened as Crew Stadium in 1999 and home of some remarkable moments in American soccer, will be replaced by a downtown stadium next year. The bizarre? The biggest game in American men’s socc...

Lion Links: 12/12/20 Photo by Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hello, Mane Landers. I hope you all had a great week. I’ve been really busy working at Disney Springs as we step closer to Christmas. Don’t forget about the MLS Cup final tonight. Now, let’s get to the links. Ali Krieger Makes List of FIFPro Nominees for World 11 FIFPro released the 55 nominees for the 2020 FIFA FIFPro Women’s World 11. The Orlando Pride’s Ali Krieger made the cut, along with 11 other United...

Youve got to go with everything you can The game undoubtedly will feel a bit different than 2008 and 2015 for Mike and Ellen Bezbatchenko, who have been avid fans since the Crew’s inaugural season in 1996 — and not just because of the coronavirus.   This marks the first time the Westerville couple will watch a Crew championship match featuring a team assembled by their son — Columbus general manager Tim Bezbatchenko. “Of course, it makes us more nervous,” Ellen Bezbatche...

MLS Cup Final Preview: Seattle Sounders at Columbus Crew SC Share this story Columbus Dispatch-USA TODAY NETWORK TORONTO, Canada—Two teams looking to add another Philip F. Anschutz Trophy to their trophy cases will meet in the 2020 MLS Cup when Columbus Crew SC take on Seattle Sounders FC at Mapfre Stadium Saturday evening. Seattle (11-6-5), the defending MLS Cup Champions, are back in the MLS Cup Final for the fourth time in five years, however, this time around has a little bit of a differe...

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Saturdays MLS Cup final is full of dramatic stories, and ESPNs analysts tell some of the most engrossing that will play out at Mapfre Stadium, break down how Columbus and Seattle match up, and predict who will lift this years trophy. Tactical matchup In the run-up to Saturdays MLS Cup final, much of the focus was on the respective midfields. Which one could impose its will on the other and carry the game? With roughly 24 hours to go until kickoff, thats still true, though not for the reasons mo...

Two years ago it looked like the team would be moved 1,000 miles to Texas for commercial reasons. Now the Crew are showing what supporters can achieve