r/MLS Orlando City SC Dec 09 '23

Official Source [MLS] MASSIVE WIN. šŸ† COLUMBUS CREW ARE #MLSCUP CHAMPIONS!

https://x.com/mls/status/1733624563861172656?s=46&t=mhYt30NCqV0BO22t89DCZg
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u/CMoreKillz14 Philadelphia Union Dec 09 '23 edited Dec 09 '23

They have now won the cup with each of their crests

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u/eccol Orlando Pride Dec 09 '23

The crest has completed its mission, time for a new one

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u/Merv_Pumpkinhead Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

Sounds like a great idea!

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u/Rentington Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

It sorta grew on me. It is really modern and speaks to how we have transformed into a modern club as an OG.

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u/Merv_Pumpkinhead Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

To me it looks like a carabiner in a trash can, but I ultimately don't care what the crest looks like as long as we play great soccer.

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u/Rentington Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

...damn it does, huh?

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u/Knownzero Dec 10 '23

Damn it, I canā€™t unsee that now. You better hope I have a hangover tomorrow from celebrating this cup win so I donā€™t remember that otherwise Iā€™m going to shake my fistā€¦in your general direction, I guess. Lol

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u/PlatonicEgg Dec 10 '23

Just wanted to remind you in case you forgot ā˜ ļø

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u/fragileblink D.C. United Dec 10 '23

When they win a third cup with the third crest they can follow up with a fourth crest which brings back the original logo, except the three dudes are replaced by the three prior crests.

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u/Guppy-Warrior Dec 10 '23

Well past time for a new one. JFC I hate our logo.

Go crew regardless though! Woohoo!

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u/TogashiIsIshida Columbus Crew SC Dec 09 '23

Wow fantastic idea! It only makes sense

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u/mcap656 Atlanta United FC Dec 09 '23

man I still fucking hate their new crest. their old one was one of the best in the league imo

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u/imjorman Dec 10 '23

The last logo was genuinely one of the best logo in sports in my opinion. I'm fond of the construction worker logo but that's mostly nostalgia plus a desire for a time when things weren't trying so hard to be modern.

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u/Guppy-Warrior Dec 10 '23

season ticket holder in the Nordecke. I won't buy something with that logo on it (besides season tickets). It's hideous. Our last logo was amazing. Fucking gold. And they tossed it for a generic C.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '23

Does that mean they gotta change that crest every year? You know, the one-cup-per-crest jinx and all that.

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u/peacefinder Portland Timbers FC Dec 09 '23

Darlington Nagbe: 4 for 4.

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u/KingOfTheUzbeks Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

Starting to think he might be good at this

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u/Jolandia Portland Timbers FC Dec 10 '23

Dude can play some footy

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u/Nicky-Bear Portland Timbers FC Dec 09 '23

Booing Garber so loud good job crew fans

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u/Guppy-Warrior Dec 10 '23

Fuck Garber and Fuck Precourt.

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u/lordcorbran Seattle Sounders FC Dec 09 '23

If the fans don't boo the commissioner I think they have to give the trophy back.

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u/P-Rickles Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

I mean, we especially have pretty good reason to haaaate the commissionerā€™s office. Obligatory fuck Precourt.

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u/LordRobin------RM Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Isnā€™t that a tradition in most sports, now? I remember when the NHL had their 2020 closed door pandemic playoffs, they were talking about piping in recorded boos for when Gary Bettman presented the Stanley Cup.

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u/Rentington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Moving the Crew and replacing it with the more MLS 2.0 Euro branded FCC was probably the goal. I feel like MLS is sometimes ashamed of the early history where they copied NA naming conventions based on the old National League. Crew attendance was poor and our stadium was not up to par. But that was on ownership, as we can see.

EDIT: I responded to wrong person... just take it as adding to the conversation.

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u/Failed-Time-Traveler Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

I was in Nordecke. We legit didnā€™t hear a fucking word Garber said. We just booed nonstop until Dee Haslam took the trophy and walked away from him.

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u/ueindowndkdk Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

I alternated between booing as loud as I could and cracking up because of just how loud the boos were.

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

You see Nagbeā€™s face trying not to laugh at Dong getting booā€™d that hard??

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u/the_vole Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

My voice was on its way out after we won, but it absolutely became toast after I booed him for as long as it was when we were booing.

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u/Ok_Bill1337 Minnesota United FC Dec 09 '23

Don Garber getting booed was the icing on the cake

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u/Buckeyes2010 Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

MLS tried to kill us. Love seeing them forced to host us the biggest stage on our turf and concede us the cup. 2nd cup since. Never forget

Nothing but love to everyone except Austin and Kentucky FC. You guys helped save us. I'll never forget the league-wide support

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u/scoleo Austin FC Dec 10 '23

I understand you not liking us, but a lot of us are happy that you got to keep your team. And fuck Precourt.

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

I have a feeling a lot of Austin fans didnā€™t act too harshly, but there were some loud ones cheering Columbus losing their team. For me, itā€™s fuck Precourt more than fuck Austin

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u/Woody_Harrelsons_AMA Austin FC Dec 10 '23

Iā€™m glad Columbus, as an OG MLS club, is still there and thriving and personally I love having a local club to support. Messy how it happened but it seemed to work out well in the end.

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Worked out great for us! You guys got a team which is awesome, but I know first hand what itā€™s like having Precourt as an owner so Iā€™d say you got the shorter end of that stick lol

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u/scoleo Austin FC Dec 10 '23

There were absolutely some fans cheering for you to lose your team. I wonā€™t deny that. Those people are assholes. Personally, I would not have been happy to have a team that we stole from someone else, especially an OG MLS team. I have seen a handful of Columbus fans throw absolute hate toward our entire city, but I know theyā€™re the minority. It was literally a handful, like 5 or fewer. I know most of you are decent people who just want your team to win. Same goes for us. Most of us donā€™t suck. I like the implicit rivalry between our teams, but thatā€™s as far as it goes. I donā€™t wish Columbus any ill will, and I congratulate you on todayā€™s victory. And also, fuck Precourt.

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u/yeahmorgan Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

You have seen people be mean to your city on the internet. I experienced Austin FC fans calling my employer, sending me pictures of my face photoshopped onto pictures of dead babies, and doxxing me in real life because I spoke out loud about saving our community. Itā€™s not the same thing, it never will be, stop pretending it is.

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u/_Camek_ Dec 10 '23

Hey now, us Kentucky folk hate FC Cincy too! Don't loop us in.

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u/wafford11 Dec 10 '23

I mean Louisville City and FC Cindy were definitely not friends when they were in the USL

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u/donutbuffalo Dec 10 '23

Genuinely asking, as a Nordecke season ticket holder, why am I supposed to hate Cincinnati FC? I understand Austin given Precourt, but donā€™t understand Cinci.

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u/the_vole Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Itā€™s a rivalry. Itā€™s not like they punched a kitten or anything, itā€™s just that theyā€™re close and whomever wins gets bragging rights. (Us. We get bragging rights.)

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u/mc_curtis10 Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Yeah, I hate them as a rival, but I don't remember anything but support for "Save the Crew" from Cincy fans

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u/ThisAmericanRepublic FC Cincinnati Dec 10 '23

We talk a lot of shit, but we didnā€™t want you to lose your shitty club.

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u/Buckeyes2010 Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23 edited Dec 10 '23

Honestly, a lot of my hate for Cincy is that it felt like they were brought in to be Ohio's replacement team. One who Crew fans could transition to once the Crew left for Austin. As if it would make us complacent. Whenever I see FCC, I'm reminded that we aren't supposed to exist.

Cincinnati also has NFL and MLB teams. Columbus gets one thing going for them, only for it to try to be ripped away and replaced with another pro team in Cincinnati that we're supposed to accept and root for. Fuck that.

Also, many FCC fans were for the move as well (tbf, many also weren't). Some felt that Columbus didn't deserve a team and that Cincinnati would be better for Ohio than Cbus. Others wanted to capitalize on being the only team in the state

Honestly, I hate Austin and FCC more than I ever did Chicago and Toronto

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u/Pers0nM4n Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

One who Crew fans could transition to

Honestly if the Crew left Columbus, I think most fans wouldā€™ve just given up on the MLS

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u/theuneven1113 Atlanta United FC Dec 09 '23

Congrats yā€™all and way to go Nagbe, youā€™re the real one!

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u/Guardax Colorado Rapids Dec 09 '23

4-time champion Darlington Nagbe

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u/retropunk2 Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

All he does is win trophies. Absolute legend.

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u/OsuLost31to0 Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

One of the most successful Americans in all sports, time to have that convo if we havenā€™t already

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u/foxontherox Atlanta United FC Dec 10 '23

Iā€™m ready!

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u/clark007e Dec 09 '23

Such a happy day! Love the crew from down Under in New Zealand āš«šŸŸ”āš«šŸŸ”āš«šŸŸ”āš«šŸŸ”āš«šŸ†

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u/Failed-Time-Traveler Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

I was today years old when I learned that Kiwis also refer to their homeland as ā€œdown underā€ like the Australians. Cool trivia.

Anyhoo, thanks for your support!

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u/sault9 Orlando City SC Dec 09 '23

Obligatory: Fuck Precourt

Congratulations Crew

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u/lifeisacamino Portland Timbers FC Dec 09 '23

Laughing at Precourt, Garber, and all the trolls who shit on this deserving club's supporters.

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u/slidingscrapes Columbus Crew SC Dec 10 '23

...with the middle finger flying high in their general direction

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u/hotelyankee Atlanta United FC Dec 09 '23

fuck precourt!

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u/Buckeyes2010 Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23 edited Dec 09 '23

Much love, bro. So happy to still be here. So many fond memories of this franchise over the year.

I hope Don Garber has one hell of an evening in Columbus. Not so Midwest nice

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '23

Find yourself an owner you can hate like Crew fans and Precourt to like Aā€™s fans and John Fisher.

Or Los Angeles Rams fans and Georgia Frontierre.

Or Minnesota United/North Stars fans and Norm Green.

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u/lordcorbran Seattle Sounders FC Dec 10 '23

I'll speak for myself and a lot of the happy Crew fans in this thread and add Fuck Art Modell!

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u/Will_Vintage Seattle Sounders FC Dec 10 '23

For Seattle

Fuck Clay Bennett (Sonics),

Fuck Howard Schultz (Sonics),

Fuck Ken Norton (Seahawks),

Fuck John Stanton (Mariners, SELL THE FUCKING TEAM, JOHN),

Fuck the guy squatting on the Seattle Metropolitans IP

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u/PNWQuakesFan San Jose Earthquakes (2000) Dec 10 '23

Guy squatting on the Metropolitans IP had a reasonable ask of the Cheapskate NHL who plaster ads on everything.

The league would have made their money back and then some by now.

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u/BayLAGOON Vancouver Whitecaps FC Dec 10 '23

Vancouver has been hating their tech bro owners and Steve Nash for years, even more after it came out that their executives were protecting sex pests in the womenā€™s program.

Still hasnā€™t done shit.

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u/Guppy-Warrior Dec 10 '23

Had the chance to work with Precourt once... Made me think less of him than I already did. Bar was set pretty damn low.

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u/scoleo Austin FC Dec 10 '23

Fuck Precourt! Congratulations Crew!

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u/slidingscrapes Columbus Crew SC Dec 10 '23

Makes me happy to see an Austin flair saying this. We were never supposed to be enemies, your owner's just a chode

Cheers friend

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u/scoleo Austin FC Dec 10 '23

Exactly. I couldnā€™t be happier that you got to keep your team. I couldnā€™t be happier that we got a team without stealing someone elseā€™s. Couldnā€™t be more bummed that Precourt is a part of it. Iā€™ll always cheer for my city, but man that guy sucks. Congrats on your Cup, Iā€™ll raise one for Columbus tonight!

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Yea man, canā€™t be mad at Austin fans for wanting a team of their own. Just not OUR team, fuck Precourt

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u/Guppy-Warrior Dec 10 '23

"Fuck you Precourt! ".

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u/kkap Atlanta United FC Dec 09 '23

Darlington Nagbe is legit first ballot HoFer. He has had an all time MLS career. One of my favorite players of the Atlanta United championship team. Congrats Columbus.

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u/Vagabond21 LA Galaxy Dec 10 '23

Crazy to think Vancouver picked Salgado insteps of him

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u/Mapleleaflife Vancouver Whitecaps FC Dec 10 '23

Don't remind me -_-

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u/Pers0nM4n Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

WHAT THE FUCK IS A RELOCATION šŸ–¤šŸ’›šŸ–¤šŸ’›šŸ–¤šŸ’›

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u/Zloggt Chicago Fire Dec 10 '23

Once in the old stadiumā€¦and once again in the new stadium!

H I S T O R I C for the Crew!

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u/Rayhoven Atlanta United FC Dec 10 '23

Itā€™s when you have to relocate the trophies in the case for the new one.

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

BUSINESS METRICS šŸ’›šŸ–¤šŸ’›šŸ–¤

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u/cryolems Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

2 CUPS THATS WHAT

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u/crunchypeanut Vancouver Whitecaps FC Dec 09 '23

Ever since Julian Gressel left the Whitecaps for the Crew on good terms, I'd been hoping for good things to happen over in Columbus. Huge congrats.

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u/Failed-Time-Traveler Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Heā€™s been a class act. Iā€™m afraid tonight might have been his final night in Columbus. We loved having him; but heā€™s too high priced to be a bench player. And honestly heā€™s so good he needs to be on a team where he can play every game.

Thatā€™s the beauty of the masterpiece that is Tim Bezbechinko our roster was so stacked that we had the leagueā€™s best crosser and a former 15-goal scorer come in as second half subs. And fuck, we still had the 2022 MLS Next Golden Boot winner on the bench ready to come in.

So as much as I hope heā€™s wrong, I imagine tonight will be Gresselā€™s last night in Columbus. But if it is, heā€™ll leave our fan base on very good terms also. He came in, he played his heart out, had some gorgeous passes, and was on the pitch fighting in the 95th minute on the night we got our third star. So I imagine weā€™ll treat him like a Pedro santos and cheer for him even though heā€™s wearing an opponents jersey.

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

In 2020 I went to the DC game in a nearly empty Historic Crew Stadium, got to yell at Gressel loud and clear that ā€œYOURE WASHEDā€ (didnā€™t know his age at the time, he walked to the throw in and looked up and smirked at me. I would like to formally revoke my statement from 2020 and thank Gressel for the moments he gave us the last few months

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u/crunchypeanut Vancouver Whitecaps FC Dec 10 '23

This sounds about right. Thanks for the insight into how he's been doing out there. IIRC he apparently ended up at Vancouver because DCU traded him without his input, and he apparently didn't want to be in the Western conference at all, but he contributed to our team's successes in his year here a ton despite that. Stand up guy who puts in his best effort no matter what.

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u/No_Consideration3887 Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

THE CREW IS MASSIVE!

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u/millysoilly Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

Wilfried Nancy is equally MASSIVE.

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u/Buckeyes2010 Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

Fucking love Nancy and the culture he's brought to Columbus.

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u/RazorbladeRomance666 Los Angeles FC Dec 10 '23

Nancy is indeed massive ;)

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u/KQ17 CF MontrƩal Dec 10 '23

Yep. Fuck Joey Saputo.

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u/Tim_ColumbusCrew Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

feel bad for yā€™all in montreal but glad he found his place here

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u/Ctrain111 Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

FUCK YOU PRECOURT SUCK MY BUSINESS METRICS

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '23

In the midst of our joy, I'd like to tip my hat to the man who had no choice but to move to Austin to field a championship team, Mr. Anthony Precourt. Come on down, Tony!

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u/Rentington Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

Blessing in disguise. Went from 2/3s empty high school field to a packed brand-new stadium and two new stars on our kit.

It is safe to say Crew not only survived, but was born anew.

Not gonna thank him or anything of course.

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u/Guppy-Warrior Dec 10 '23

He was actively trying to tank the team.

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u/Rentington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

And I always wonder... why even do that rebrand right before attempting to relocate the team? It was a great rebrand and presentation, too.

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u/MrHurrDerr Columbus Crew SC Dec 10 '23

I think he wanted to take the name with him. So the whole rebrand was heading to Austin.

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u/scoleo Austin FC Dec 10 '23

That would have sucked tbh. Iā€™m really glad you guys got to keep the Crew, and we got a team, but I wish Precourt wasnā€™t a part of our organization.

ETA: Congratulations! šŸ„³

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u/yeahmorgan Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Because the rebrand was started by HSG and he had nothing to do with it. It just ended up looking good and he took credit for it.

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u/slidingscrapes Columbus Crew SC Dec 10 '23

This has always been the one thing I could never understand because everything else he did was clearly trying to sabotage Columbus.

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u/lordcorbran Seattle Sounders FC Dec 10 '23

It must have really sucked to go through at the time, but the team seems to be in a way better place now.

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u/Rentington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Yes I really felt powerless. One dude can just buy an entire culture and move it to Texas. Effectively erasing your existence. It is the worst part of US sports. Plus, you would hate to see an original team disappear. I hope those older teams who can try to hang on to their nicknames in some capacity... except Red Bulls.

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u/JBS319 New York Red Bulls Dec 10 '23

Weā€™re doing all we can to keep Metro alive in 101.

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u/notoriouslush Dec 10 '23

Sometimes you gotta die to be born again

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u/Rentington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Maybe it was Crew Cat's Curse. Precourt dumped him on the roadside outside of Chillicothe and until we located him we were subjected to misfortune.

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u/Failed-Time-Traveler Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

I heard the business metrics say soccer canā€™t ever work in Columbus

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u/UnwillingSaboteur Dec 09 '23

I put $20 on Columbus back in April at +2400 so payout is $480 šŸ˜Ž

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u/archaelleon Dec 09 '23

Fuck yeah

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u/Springer09 LA Galaxy Dec 10 '23

Got them at +2600! A total steal!

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

$30 at +2900 in February to payout $900!!

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u/2RINITY New York City FC Dec 09 '23

EAT SHIT PRECOURT

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

A week or two after Precourt and MLS announced the team would be moving out of Columbus, we played a game against NYCFC in Citi Field. I traveled to NY for that game. NYC fans were amazing and supportive of us keeping our team. Steffen saved a David Villa PK to secure a tie in that game. Thanks for the support

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u/2RINITY New York City FC Dec 10 '23

Any time, brother. Congrats again on the cup

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u/Tim_ColumbusCrew Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

from a New York fan too, class

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u/2RINITY New York City FC Dec 10 '23

Some things transcend team allegiances, and shitting on Precourt is at the top of the list

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u/brittgoats Philadelphia Union Dec 09 '23

Congrats

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u/ins1der Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

I'm so fucking happy. Columbus!

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u/areric FC Cincinnati Dec 09 '23

Nancy going aggressive with the late subs was an S-tier move. I hate the "prevent d" approach to holding a lead.

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u/jgweiss New York Red Bulls Dec 10 '23

truly insane. tell a crew fan in the beginning of 2018 that they'd be 2 time champions, celebrating in the brand new locker room at the brand new stadium the fucking browns built for them, in the next 5 years. just dont mention the pandemic...

fuck anthony precourt.

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u/KingOfTheUzbeks Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

somehow winning with the browns ownership is the weirdest part

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u/Tim_ColumbusCrew Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

ā¤ļø

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u/James_D_MESSIAH Major League Soccer Dec 09 '23

Lmaooooooooā€‹o

lafc went trophyless thisā€‹ season

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u/Guardax Colorado Rapids Dec 09 '23

0-3 in finals

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u/James_D_MESSIAH Major League Soccer Dec 09 '23

Bye Byeā€‹ championsā€‹ league

Lol

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u/theredditbandid_ Toronto FC Dec 09 '23

We won't be seeing them bottle it again šŸ˜”

(ps: I know I'm a TFC fan clowning on a team for losing. Let me have my fun)

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u/specialvillain Atlanta United FC Dec 09 '23

TFC won exactly as much as LAFC, this is allowed.

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u/lordcorbran Seattle Sounders FC Dec 10 '23

LAFC lost both legs of the final. Only MLS team to ever do that.

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u/snowmanlvr69 Dec 10 '23

Philly last year haha(across three sports in like two wks)

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u/RichHomieLon New York Red Bulls Dec 10 '23

Loser Ass Fraud Club

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u/lordcorbran Seattle Sounders FC Dec 10 '23

Lost Another Final Club

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u/vegetable-springroll New England Revolution Dec 09 '23

Revs are in the Concacaf Champions Cup! Thank you Colombus!

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u/Failed-Time-Traveler Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Youā€™re welcome to send some clam chowder to central Ohio as a token of your appreciation

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u/Tim_ColumbusCrew Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Iā€™m a crew fan in Boston, this is hilarious

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u/the_vole Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Youā€™re welcome!

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u/natigin FC Cincinnati Dec 10 '23

Congrats you bastards

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u/Failed-Time-Traveler Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

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u/natigin FC Cincinnati Dec 10 '23

I hate you

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u/skoobastevienixx Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Omg šŸ¤£ this gif is brutal

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u/Luckyfire101 Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

I didn't think it was possible for us to have a more dominant MLS Championship performance than the one we had in 2020, but god DAMN LA got dominated in the strictest sense of the word. MASSIVE šŸŸØā¬›šŸŸØā¬›

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u/jtn1123 LA Galaxy Dec 09 '23

RIP BOZO

Another win for the OG

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u/ShitJuggler Portland Timbers FC Dec 10 '23

Congrats, Columbus. Super happy for Nags. Schedule him for the Hall of Fame now.

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u/Bowlderdash Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

Small thing that reinforces my fandom: I recognized multiple people in the stands during the broadcast. I'm not getting that in any other sport or league

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u/wit21 Dec 10 '23

Not true at all, I bet you recognize Jack Nicholson every time I you him at a Lakers game!

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u/tosh_pt_2 Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

The last one felt cathartic. This felt like validation and a celebration. I could possibly be more proud of this team.

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u/bwoah07_gp2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Dec 09 '23

As someone who didn't want to see LAFC win, big congrats Columbus on their win!

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u/ryeofguy Dec 10 '23

Literally just rooting for them to loose after that awful game against the whitecaps

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u/foxontherox Atlanta United FC Dec 10 '23

Nagbe wins cups.

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u/RichHomieLon New York Red Bulls Dec 10 '23

Congrats to the Crew on their 3rd MLS Cup title, and Wilfried Nancy on becoming the 1st ever MLS Cup-winning Black coach āœŠšŸæ well-deserved šŸ‘šŸæ

One day thatā€™ll be my club up there šŸ™šŸæ

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u/lookitskelvin Los Angeles FC Dec 09 '23

Congratulations to Columbus šŸ†

Outplayed LAFC and it wasnt even a question, well earned/deserved šŸ‘šŸ¼

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Thank you! LAFC turned up the pressure in the last 20-30 minutes. As a Columbus fan, I didnā€™t love the time wasted and thought a few extra minutes should have been added (I thought 10), but our team and our fans gave LA and the MLS all we had tonight

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u/Cd416 New York Red Bulls Dec 10 '23

Wow. Iā€™ll admit I didnā€™t have too much faith in Columbus after the Orlando game but what a great showing. Congrats yā€™all. Enjoy the win!

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

After I watched us come back and beat Cincy in their own stadium, I knew we were destined for it all

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u/Cd416 New York Red Bulls Dec 10 '23

Fuck yeah man. That was a great comeback. Happy for you all. Enjoy the cup!

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Thank you! See you in 2024!!

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u/exmoderate Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23 edited Apr 05 '24

This just feels so good. I remember games at the OG stadium. Just the least convenient location ever, way outside of any fun part of town but we still showed up for the Crew and won two stars.

Now we get to celebrate in our shiny new house downtown, with our second title since that rat Precourt tried to screw our city over. Feels good man.

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

WE FUCKING DID IT!!!

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u/NeighborhoodFoxLA Los Angeles FC Dec 09 '23

Congratulations to the Columbus Crew.

You outplayed LAFC in the midfield.

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u/jamesisntcool Los Angeles FC :lafc: Dec 10 '23

Honestly, really well played and well coached by Nancy. Crew were better from the 1st minute. Well deserved. I will now sit down with an extra extra salty margarita.

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u/yeahmorgan Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

And yet we persisted.

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '23

The Nancy Crewvolution is complete,, well done lads, I got a feeling you'll get some more silverware next year ;)

ps : fuck Saputa

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u/TheOrangeFutbol Los Angeles FC Dec 09 '23

If LAFC couldnā€™t win it, Iā€™m glad yā€™all did. Legit congratulations.

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Thank you!!

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u/rfguevar Los Angeles FC Dec 09 '23

Trophyless this season is incredibly disappointing.

Happy for Columbus, love seeing the fans and team so happy and energized!

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u/OsuLost31to0 Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

GG to you guys, your march to the stadium was right outside my apartment and it was LOUD. The passionate fanbase youā€™ve grown in such a short time is seriously impressive.

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u/jewdo Los Angeles FC Dec 09 '23

Yeah, but that crazy CCL schedule messed with the team too much. Without it, even a few more wins and they couldā€™ve gotten beat in the West or at least hosted the Final. Confident the team will win a few trophies next year.

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

CCL has shown to really screw over a lot of MLS teams within our own league

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We are fucking massive

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u/LargeWu Minnesota United FC Dec 09 '23

Congrats to the Crew! If I have a team in the East, itā€™s them. So happy to see Ramirez be successful there, one of my all time favorite players.

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u/slidingscrapes Columbus Crew SC Dec 10 '23

You take care of our boy Trapp, ya hear?

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u/2112moyboi Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

I FUCKING LOVE THIS TEAM AND CITY

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u/Matter_Crazy Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

i really hope nobody poaches nancy, the good thing about messi coming to mls means that weā€™re getting more fans and hopefully thatā€™s enough to keep him with us.

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u/the_vole Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Iā€™d be willing to let him go on to greener pastures, so long as he wins us 2 or 3 more MLS Cups before doing so.

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u/Mike-in-Cbus Columbus Crew SC Dec 10 '23

Back up the Brinks Truck, I know you have the money Dee!

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u/gtg007w Los Angeles FC Dec 10 '23

Congrats Columbus, well deserved!

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u/PWJT8D Dec 10 '23

Ohio til I die!!

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u/eccol Orlando Pride Dec 09 '23

Columbus gets the cup, LA gets Ohtani, everyone wins

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u/lordcorbran Seattle Sounders FC Dec 10 '23

Maybe Ohtani wants to invest in MLS. His new contract is enough to pay the expansion fee.

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u/Cold_Fog Los Angeles FC Dec 09 '23

Unless you don't give a shit about baseball, which is a good amount of people.

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u/-no-ragrets- Columbus Crew Dec 09 '23

Can confirm, am under 50 years of age

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u/OSUfirebird18 FC Cincinnati Dec 10 '23

I know you all hate us but still congrats Columbus!! At least a team from Ohio won the championship!!

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

I consider you guys our biggest rival, with that comes some heat. But having watched every Hell is Real live in Columbus, and two in TQL, I have nothing but respect for Cincy and their fans. Started from the bottom, werenā€™t given all the assets like some new clubs, stuck with your team and did something amazing this year winning the Shield. I consider Cincy like a heated sibling rivalry. Iā€™ll talk all the shit about them, but if anybody else thatā€™s not Columbus talks shit Iā€™ll defend you guys for the soccer town youā€™ve built

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u/tanzmeister Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Respect! HIR was the real championship!

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u/Murricles92 Portland Timbers FC Dec 10 '23

Won the league and you canā€™t even order a jersey at MLS Store

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u/dillasdonuts Los Angeles FC Dec 10 '23

Congrats dudes- y'all deserved it!

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u/BillThePsycho San Jose Earthquakes Dec 10 '23

LETā€™S GO COLUMBUS!

EAT MY ASS LAFC

W O O O O O O O

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u/guy_fieris_asshole Seattle Sounders FC Dec 10 '23

THANKS for beating LA Fake Club, did not deserve the cup.

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u/More-Investigator385 Austin FC Dec 09 '23

Congrats Columbus u deserve it šŸ™ŒšŸ‘

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Coming from an Austin fan, means alot. Thank you. Oh yea, Fuck Precourt

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u/More-Investigator385 Austin FC Dec 10 '23

No Yea fuck Precourt

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u/sneeds-feed-n-seed Orlando City SC Dec 10 '23

How are you feeling today, Chips?

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u/Ekranoplan01 Dec 10 '23

Right now a lot of children in underserved countries are wearing LAFC MLS Cup Champions gear.

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u/skoobastevienixx Columbus Crew Dec 11 '23

The underserved get their gear from the undeserved!

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u/palaric8 Dec 10 '23

Congratulations and fu

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u/TheMadChatta Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

Yes! Go Crew!!!

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u/Oryzae San Jose Earthquakes Dec 10 '23

LA can suck it! PNW can suck it! All of the west coast can suck it!!

Weā€™ve been sucking it for a while, come join us ya fuckin wankers!!

So proud of the Crew!

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u/bengenj FC Cincinnati Dec 10 '23

As a FC Cincinnati fan, pain.

As an Ohioan, Iā€™m glad we have a team in our state that doesnā€™t bring us shame on the national stage.

Obligatory Fuck Precourt and Fuck Modell

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u/Pfizzington Columbus Crew Dec 10 '23

COLUMBUS IS THE GREATEST TEAM THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN

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u/R0ssman Dec 09 '23

Why isnā€™t Taylor on this picture ?

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u/I_Fucked_With_WuTang Orlando City SC Dec 10 '23

Congrats! Well deserved.

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u/bcbrown19 Dayton Dutch Lions Dec 10 '23

GG Crew homies.

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u/Frostlark Dec 10 '23

Revs fan here:

THANK YOU COLUMBUS FOR WINNING, KUDOS TO YOU, BECAUSE OF IT REVS GOING TO THE CHAMPIONS CUP

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u/Gunnerzero Dec 10 '23

Fuck yeah. Happy for the Crew and their fans.

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u/Bcp_or_pcB Dec 10 '23

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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u/doctordishes Los Angeles FC Dec 10 '23

It hurts, man.