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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 the party they had pined for since 2018, when their campaign to stop him had yielded new owners and ...

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 soccer will be attended by no more than 1,500 people. MLS Cup has never been played this late in the yea...

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 States Women’s National Team players. The club with the most players was Olympique Lyonnais with ...

'You've 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 Bezbatchenko said. Even with COVID-19 impacting the game — and not just the lack of fans, but two top...

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 different ring to it. “Yes, it’s miles different,” answered Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer during his...