COLUMBUS – Two years ago, there was a chance the team might leave town but, thanks to new owners and a grassroots effort by fans to keep the Columbus Crew SC in Columbus, ground was broken Thursday on the new stadium for one of Major League Soccer’s original franchises.
This is what soccer history in North America looks like.
This is #Crew96. pic.twitter.com/x3AP0zuup7
— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) October 10, 2019
The city of Columbus is contributing $113.9 million to the development of the $300 million, 20,000-seat stadium in the Arena District, according to a report in the The Columbus Dispatch, too much, according to some critics.
Earlier in the day the Crew and Nationwide Realty Investors announced the completion of the purchase of land where the stadium will be built, ensuring that the project remains on schedule for a summer 2021 opening.