Crew Stadium. Credit: Barbara J. Perenic/Columbus Dispatch via TNS With the Columbus Crew coming off a championship season in Major League Soccer, the sport’s growth in Ohio is soaring, and Ohio State men’s soccer coach Brian Maisonneuve wants in on that action. Maisonneuve began playing soccer at a young age in his home state of Michigan, but fell in love with Columbus while playing professionally for the Crew for nine years. It was the sense of family in Columbus that brought him back to coach the Buckeyes two seasons ago. “Columbus was home for me for many years, and this was my only club I ever played for here in Major League Soccer,” Maisonneuve said. “To see them win the cup was great. To be a part of it for so many years and to have that family feeling that the Crew has, it was great.” As the Crew moves…
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