Southport Squealer, Part Deux: We all cheer for the yellow soccer team

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November 23, 2008

We all cheer for the yellow soccer team

The only Central Ohio sports team I cheer for on any regular basis is the Columbus Crew, aka the Fighting Canaries. When Major League Soccer started in 1996, I badgered my parents into getting season tickets, and I watched nearly every home game in person for the next six years. When I moved to Chicago, that put an end to that, but I would go see them any time they came here.

The thirteen seasons since the first one were pretty futile - Columbus didn't win jack (except for the US Open Cup a few years ago.) But no more - today, they won the MLS Cup, and are the champions of American soccer. I never thought I'd see it happen, but it did. Even though it's relatively minor in terms of sporting glory, I'm smiling ear-to-ear.

entry no. 1246
Posted at November 23, 2008 09:49 PM

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Good for them, but why do they have one of those dumb, generic, non-plural nicknames? Why not the Columbus Canaries instead? Teams just don't have enough imagination when naming themselves.

Posted by: Pete at November 24, 2008 09:56 AM

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