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Named for the former Browns owner who moved the team to Baltimore in 1996, the Modell law requires Ohio owners whose teams play in taxpayer-funded stadiums to get permission from their home city or give six-month notice with a chance for the city or an investor 鈥渋n the area鈥� to offer to buy the team.

The NFL team said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit in federal court asking for clarification of the "Modell Law," which the city has threatened to use to keep the Browns from leaving after their lease at lakefront Huntington Bank Field expires in 2028.

Update: MLS announced it has reached a deal to sell the Columbus Crew. Read the full story here.Columbus Attorney Zach Klein says the city and state have鈥�

State legislators have proposed sending $15 million to the Columbus Crew to help build their new stadium in an effort to ensure the team could never be鈥�

The lawsuit to keep the Crew in Columbus will move forward, a judge ruled Monday.Franklin County judge Jeffrey Brown denied Columbus Crew owner Anthony鈥�

#SaveTheCrew may soon be #SavedTheCrew.Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam, the Columbus Partnership, and a group of local investors are鈥�

The state of Ohio and the city of Columbus have sued Precourt Sports Ventures and Major League Soccer, in an effort to prevent the Columbus Crew from鈥�

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the city of Columbus filed a lawsuit against the owner of Columbus Crew SC over their proposed move to Austin,鈥�

It seemed like a long shot for Columbus Crew SC fans when a state lawmaker floated the idea of invoking a 21-year-old law to keep the soccer club from鈥�