The saga surrounding the potential move of Columbus Crew SC to Austin is another in a long line of potential seismic shifts throughout Major League Soccer’s short but turbulent history. If Anthony Precourt is allowed to move the Charter Member of Major League Soccer to Austin, it will effectively lay bare the falsehood that soccer clubs are a holy trinity of ownership, players, and fans. Maybe this is still true in some soccer hipster’s romanticized dreams of the ol’ neighbourhood footy club, but that doesn’t exist anymore. Not in England, and certainly not in the good ol’ U.
Here’s why you should care about the Crew’s possible move to Austin
