The Columbus Crew officially begin the defense of the team’s MLS Cup title on Sunday. The Black & Gold don’t get an easy competitor coming to historic Crew Stadium to start the new Major League Soccer season in last year’s Supporters’ Shield winners, the Philadelphia Union.
While Columbus retained the vast majority of the team that took home the MLS Cup in December, the Union had to remake the squad to some degree after multiple important pieces departed for overseas in the offseason. This should make it an interesting prospect as Philadelphia hopes to add more trophies after gaining the team’s first a year ago.