3. Sweet Home Columbus
25 Stories That Made MLS
English - November 19, 2019 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 111 ratingsSoccer Sports 25 stories made mls soccer mls major league soccer us soccer landon donovan Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Tutul tells the story of how the combination of an ambitious owner, declining attendance, financial losses, losing public votes and stadium repairs led to the first soccer specific stadium in the US.
Neetol recalls the pains of watching early MLS in half empty football stadiums and how this was the first domino into a much better viewing experience today.
Sources:
The Story of The Chiefs, One of Kansas City’s Pleasures by Monroe Dodd for KCUR 89.3: https://www.kcur.org/post/story-chiefs-one-kansas-citys-great-pleasures#stream/0
Columbus Crew SC: A Look Back At Team History for the Columbus Dispatch: https://www.timesreporter.com/news/20171016/columbus-crew-sc-look-back-at-teams-history
Columbus Needs A Place To Call Home: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1998-02-15-9802140258-story.html
The Origins of Columbus Crew Stadium Told In Photos by Columbus Monthly: https://www.columbusmonthly.com/sports/20180515/photos-origins-of-columbus-crew-stadium-told-in-photos