Crew plans to start stadium construction this summer

By: Mitch Stacy, The Associated Press Posted: 2:22 PM CST Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Incoming Columbus Crew owner Dee Haslam says the team plans to start construction of a $230 million downtown stadium this summer.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Incoming Columbus Crew owner Dee Haslam says the team plans to start construction of a $230 million downtown stadium this summer.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Incoming Columbus Crew owner Dee Haslam says the team plans to start construction of a $230 million downtown stadium this summer.

The Crew were in danger of being moved to Austin, Texas, before an agreement announced last month that has Precourt Sports Ventures selling the team to Dee and Jimmy Haslam — the owners of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns — and Peter Edwards, the Crew’s former team physician.

Dee Haslam said Wednesday plans are moving quickly to close the sale. PSV intends to own a new team in Austin.

Dee Haslam, right, a member of the ownership group for Columbus Crew SC, listens as MLS commissioner Don Garber speaks during a Columbus Crew SC introductory press conference in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (Joshua A. Bickel/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

Mapfre Stadium, which is north of downtown, will be converted to a training facility and community sports park. It has been the Crew’s home since 1999.