The Crew announces 2021 preseason schedule

Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images It’s almost time for another Major League Soccer season, Columbus Crew fans. The Black & Gold’s journey to a second straight MLS Cup title, and third overall, is set to begin in a month and a half, but preparations for the new season are getting underway even sooner.

The Crew announced on Monday the team’s schedule for the 2021 preseason. The defending MLS Cup champions will break the preseason into three parts, in Chula Vita California, in Columbus, Ohio and in Orlando, Florida, prior to the opening game of the year against Real Esteli in the CONCACAF Champions League. The Black & Gold will not take part in the 2021 Visit Tucson Sun Cup this year, as…