EMERGENCY POD: Columbus Gets an NWSL Team, and the Calendar Might Flip

Expected Own Goals · Apr 22, 2026 · 24m

Buy our scarves and more merch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠at the xOG store⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ now! Join Patreon and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠use the code "XOGNEW2"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get 50% off an annual membership! The NWSL is getting its 18th team in the worst way possible. Columbus will join the league in 2028 via owners of the Crew paying a $205 million expansion fee and bilking the Columbus taxpayer of $25 million to build a training facility on top of a park already pegged for ADA-compliant renovations. This stinks! Plus, the calendar will likely flip to a fall-to-spring structure at some point a few years from now. This also stinks, for…