So it set up a competition between our two cities, and we actually found a positive resolution. We got the owner of the Cleveland Browns purchased the Columbus Crew, kept them in their home city, and Austin, Texas, got an expansion. And I think that's the way that things should be done. Positive deals for sports and for the community and for taxpayers, rather than pitting cities against one another. (03:06–03:16)
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