While the Columbus Crew SC and the rest of MLS are finally poised to return to play in early July, it will still be a few weeks before the games resume. In the meantime, the top European leagues are already back in action.
La Liga, the top flight in Spain, began play on Thursday and is the first major professional soccer league back after the German Bundesliga’s return last month. Just as we did with the Bundesliga, if you’re still soccer deprived, here are some suggestions if you want to pick a Spanish club.
The Crew has a few connections to clubs in Spain, starting with club captain Jonathan Mensah, who spent a year and a half on loan at Granada CF, making 15 appearances for the club in 2011.