On Monday, Pool told the Chronicle she's not against soccer in Austin, just the way it's gotten here. Austin is still expected to get its own Major League Soccer (MLS) team in the near future despite the recent collapse of a proposal that would have seen Columbus Crew SC relocate to the city. The city has been working on plans for an MLS stadium since 2013, when it was announced that the league had awarded two expansion franchises – one each from New York City and Minnesota – to start play The Crew move failed after a new ownership group came in and made a commitment to keeping the side in Ohio.
Austin is still expected to get its own Major League Soccer (MLS) team in the near future despite the recent collapse of a proposal that would have seen Columbus Crew SC relocate to the city. The city has been working on plans for an MLS stadium since 2013, when it was announced that the league had awarded two expansion franchises – one each from New York City and Minnesota – to start play The Crew move failed after a new ownership group came in and made a commitment to keeping the side in Ohio.