COLUMBUS, OHIO—Defender Josh Williams gets the question pretty much wherever he goes. What does the future hold for the Columbus MLS franchise?
Anthony Precourt and Precourt Sports Ventures, which has owned the Major League Soccer club since 2013, has announced plans to move to Austin, Texas, following the 2018 season unless a new, privately financed stadium is built in downtown Columbus.
“It’s something that I talk about every day with someone,” said Williams, who spent part of 2015 and all of 2016 with Toronto FC before returning for a second stint with Columbus. “We never really bring it up inside the locker-room so it’s always someone outside the locker-room.