ESPN.com · May 11, 2021
Why Columbus has angered fans after dropping 'Crew' from its name
"Save the Crew" is taking on a whole different meaning. What was once a mantra (and a hashtag) to galvanize support to keep the Columbus Crew from relocating to Austin, Texas, the phrase may now need to be revived in order to save the Crew nickname itself.
The Columbus organization announced Monday that it is dropping the word Crew as part of its official team name and replacing it with the utterly generic Columbus SC. The news has been met with immense anger within the most die-hard elements of the Crew -- make that Columbus -- fan base, which organized a protest at Crew Stadium on Monday, but the club pushed ahead anyway.
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