A statement from Anthony Precourt, owner of @ColumbusCrewSC on his intentions about the future @10TV @W2WSports pic.twitter.com/TF34Rc5aYC
— TF News (@TimSports10TV) October 17, 2017
He reportedly wants a new home in downtown Columbus to replace Mapfre Stadium, the two-decade-old structure a few miles north of downtown on the Ohio State Fairgrounds.
The team’s exit may or may not affect FC Cincinnati’s bid to move up from the United Soccer League to MLS.
That also relies on the team being able to move out of the University of Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium, where it has enjoyed record crowds, to a team-controlled stadium elsewhere in the city or Northern Kentucky.
MLS commissioner Don Garber, who visited Cincinnati last year as part of the shakedown effort there, said via a statement he supports Precourt's exploration of his options as far as moving the Crew.
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