Caleb Porter couldn't hold it in any longer.
When the final whistle blew, making official the Columbus Crew's 3-0 MLS Cup final win over the Seattle Sounders, he sprinted over to the Nordecke -- the corner of MAPFRE Stadium where, even amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Crew's hardcore fans congregate -- and let loose with a full-throated "F--- yeah!"
One couldn't blame him in the slightest. This was a year where COVID-19 threatened to upend the entire season. After racing out to a 9-1-3 record, the Crew persevered through an injury glut in September and October that saw them win only once in seven games.