The Major League Soccer regular season begins on Friday and Columbus Crew SC’s 2017 season begins Saturday afternoon. The Black & Gold are putting in final preparations before opening kick, but fans are still waiting on official word on two key pieces.
Following last year’s disappointment, sporting director and head coach Gregg Berhalter made several changes to his team. This included trading club captain Michael Parkhurst to Atlanta United for General Allocation Money.
Vice captain Wil Trapp returns, but Berhalter was not ready to simply hand the 24-year old midfielder the armband.