Wednesday was a special day in Columbus Crew SC history. At an event at the Ivory Room in downtown Columbus, new Crew owners Dee Haslam and Pete Edwards, along with new president Tim Bezbatchenko and head coach Caleb Porter, were introduced to fans and media for the first time. Haslam couldn’t stop smiling throughout the event that put a storybook ending to a dreary narrative.
It was a narrative that lasted 437 days and provided many twists and turns along the way. Last October, former team owner Anthony Precourt announced he was considering moving the team to Austin, Texas.