The wait is nearly over. It has been 126 long days since the Columbus Crew SC’s last Major League Soccer match, a 1-1 draw with the Seattle Sounders in the Emerald City. Tonight, Crew soccer returns in Orlando, Florida for today’s MLS is Back Group E opener against FC Cincinnati. It’s chapter three of Hell is Real in MLS and it will be titled: The One in Florida.
Columbus beat New York City FC and drew Seattle in the team’s two MLS regular season encounters before the coronavirus pandemic shutdown.