MLS, Columbus Crew owners file motion to dismiss Ohio relocation lawsuit

Major League Soccer and the owners of Columbus Crew SC have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that aims to keep the club from moving to Austin, Texas.
The Ohio attorney general and the city of Columbus sued MLS and Precourt Sports Ventures in March, citing an untested 1996 legislation known as the "Modell Law," which the defendants on Thursday called inapplicable and unconstitutional.
"At its core, Plaintiffs are unhappy that Columbus Crew SC, an MLS club, might relocate, and want to use the...