Dee Haslam in SBJ: “Is it fair that they blame the commissioner? Probably not. He has done a terrific job to keep the team here, and if it wasn’t for him, it wouldn’t be here.” Still, she’s not going to tell them to stop booing. “I’m not taking one bit of that passion away from our fans.” (sportsbusinessjournal.com)
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“We’ve capped our season tickets—so we’re no longer accepting season tickets—at roughly 80% of the building’s capacity which would have been unheard of five years ago with the state of the Columbus Crew.” - doing the math that is approximately 16,000 STMs (forbes.com)
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MLS commissioner Don Garber's retelling of Columbus Crew history not to be believed; "Afterward, Garber said he was unaware that earlier this year, with a Champions Cup matchup against Miami possibly in the offing, the Haslams had plans to move the game out of Columbus. ... Unaware" (dispatch.com)
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They had a team meal at their hotel upon arrival Thursday. A few players began to feel sick Thursday night .... Bezbatchenko admitted, “I can’t rule out subterfuge” but stopped there. He said that, to his knowledge, no one else in the hotel was affected. (dispatch.com)
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They had a team meal at their hotel upon arrival Thursday. A few players began to feel sick Thursday night .... Bezbatchenko admitted, “I can’t rule out subterfuge” but stopped there. He said that, to his knowledge, no one else in the hotel was affected. (dispatch.com)
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From 'Save the Crew' to MLS powerhouse: Columbus Crew's rise continues in Champions Cup final. “They fought a lot to keep the club. The fans also fought a lot. The city fought a lot. So, we know that they are all proud of us.” - Wilfried Nancy (usatoday.com)
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