One of the top young U.S. goalkeeping prospects is returning to the states to play for one of the Union's rivals.
Zack Steffen is coming back to the U.S., but it won’t be with his local club.
Instead, the goalkeeper who spent time in the Philadelphia Union’s youth setup in its "club and country" days will be playing seven hours away for rival Columbus Crew SC.
The Crew unexpectedly announced the signing of the 21-year-old from Downingtown Friday morning. Though he’s spent time in the U.S. youth national team system, he was not subject to the allocation process other U.