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Rather ironically, Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy and Dee Haslam, along with other investors, offered to buy the Columbus Crew to keep them in Columbus. [56] The deal sold the operational rights of the Crew to the Haslams, while previous Crew owner Anthony Precourt kept his equity stake in MLS, and was granted ownership of a new franchise in ...
James Arthur Haslam III (born March 9, 1954) is an American businessman and sports executive. He is the chairman of the board of the Pilot Flying J truck stop chain. He and his wife Dee own the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer (MLS), and a stake in the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
On May 15, 1999, the Crew opened Columbus Crew Stadium, the first soccer-specific stadium in Major League Soccer, as the Crew beat the New England Revolution 2–0 before a sold-out crowd of 24,741. It has been the model stadium for the rest of the league, and one of the stadiums used by the United States national team in World Cup qualifying.
Even though Cleveland Browns Stadium opened in 1999, the Haslams, who also own the Columbus Crew and co-own the Milwaukee Bucks, decided the stadium was not good enough.
The first time Crew fans got wind of plans to move a Crew game out of Columbus was near the end of June. One report, from Cleveland’s News 5, quoted Haslam Sports Group executive Josh Glessing.
April 13, 1996 – The Crew play their inaugural game against D.C. United, a 4-0 Columbus victory in front of a crowd of 25,266 at Ohio Stadium. McBride scores twice. Aug. 2, 1996 – With The ...
The Crew won the MLS Cup 2020, giving the Haslams their first major sports championship as owners. [20] After acquiring those rights, Crew SC and Columbus officials announced the team would build Lower.com Field in Confluence Village and the OhioHealth Performance Center, located at the current site of Historic Crew Stadium .
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