Soccer brings the world together.
That's how Columbus Crew brand ambassador and former player Frankie Hejduk summed it up as he listened to tournament organizers speak in Somali and then English to welcome all the players and fans who are in town this weekend for four days of games.
"We may not speak the same languages, but we do with this thing," Hejduk said of soccer."This is bringing the world together."
And with that, the 16th annual Columbus Indoor Soccer Cup got under way on Thursday. The tournament will run through Sunday at Stars Indoor Sports at 6124 Busch Boulevard, and is free and open to the public.