
Crew home opener: 46 days and counting
Published on February 17, 2004 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Tuesday, February 17) - Forty-six days from now the Columbus Crew will kick off year No. 9 of Major League Soccer when the Black & Gold take on the MetroStars on Saturday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Columbus Crew Stadium.
Each day, from now until the home opener, an interesting fact or tidbit about The Crew, Major League Soccer or U.S. Soccer will be released that will correspond with the number of days left until the start of the 2004 season.
50: Length of Crew Stadium's lease that was signed in 1999 (25 years, plus a 25-year option).
49: Total number of games Crew defender Eric Denton has played for Columbus in two seasons. Denton was last year's Crew Defender of the Year.
48: Assists The Crew tallied last year, the third most of any team.
47: Career games started by Crew veteran Duncan Oughton.
46: Career wins by recently retired Crew goalkeeper Tom Presthus. The 46 wins ranks tied for 8th on the all-time MLS wins list.
Major League Soccer Stories from February 17, 2004
- Galaxy beat UC-Santa Barbara, 3-1 - LA Galaxy
- MetroStars Fall to Colorado Rapids 1-0 - Red Bull New York
- Chicago Fire Weekly Update - Chicago Fire FC
- Dallas Burn to Hold Groundbreaking for New Soccer Stadium Wednesday, Feb. 18 - FC Dallas
- Rapids Weekly Report - Colorado Rapids
- MetroStars to hold MPDP Coach Recruitment Day - Red Bull New York
- Crew home opener: 46 days and counting - Columbus Crew SC
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