Columbus Crew SC goalkeeper Zack Steffen (23) celebrates with midfielder Artur (8) and defender Milton Valenzuela, right, after winning an MLS playoff soccer match in penalty kicks against D.C. United on Thursday.
WASHINGTON — Zack Steffen isn't the next men's soccer star from the Philadelphia area anymore. He's the current one.
We like to claim Christian Pulisic as local because he's from Hershey and he's a Sixers fan. But Steffen, a Coatesville native and product of Downingtown West High, fits the bill even better.
And as all of American soccer saw Thursday night, he fits the bill of being a star, too.