When Major League Soccer returned to play with the MLS is Back Tournament, Columbus Crew SC was not widely thought of as one of the teams to make it out of Group E after being drawn with Atlanta United, the New York Red Bulls and in-state rivals FC Cincinnati. The Crew certainly wasn’t a favorite to win the tournament before early July.
But after an undefeated run through the group where the team managed three clean sheets, the only MLS team to do so, the Black & Gold are becoming a heavy favorite to take home the first MLS is Back title.