On Oct. 12, 2018, the effort to save the Columbus Crew was over. New investor operators in the Haslam and Edwards families swooped in to keep the Black & Gold in Columbus after 360 days of tireless work by Crew supporters, local businesses and Columbus politicians. It was a fight with the goal of saving the Crew, sure, but also saving a way that people in Columbus came together and celebrated their city.
While supporters reaped the fruits of new investment in the form of cheering on new players, supporting in a new downtown stadium in Lower.