The time is edging ever-closer to the Columbus Crew vs Chicago Fire MLS match which kicks off very shortly, and the team sheets are in.
First off, the starting XI for Columbus Crew which has been officially confirmed as:
Columbus Crew
Patrick Schulte #28
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 23
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: St. Charles, USA
Malte Amundsen #18
Defender
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Denmark
Place of birth: Denmark
Steven Moreira #31
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 30
Place of birth: Noisy-le-Grand, France
Yevhen Cheberko #21
Defender
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 27
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Ukraine
Mohamed Farsi #23
Defender
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 69kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Algeria
Place of birth: Montreal, Canada
Sean Zawadzki #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 24
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Olmsted Falls, USA
Darlington Nagbe #6
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 34
Nationality: USA
Dylan Chambost #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.77m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 27
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Annecy, France
Diego Rossi #10
Midfielder
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Uruguay
Place of birth: Montevideo, Uruguay
Max Arfsten #27
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 23
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Fresno, USA
Jacen Russell-Rowe #19
Forward
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 22
Nationality: Canada
Place of birth: North York, Canada
The team sheet line-up for Chicago Fire has also been confirmed as:
Chicago Fire
Chris Brady #1
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 20
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Naperville, USA
Andrew Gutman #15
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 28
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Hinsdale, USA
Carlos Terán #4
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 24
Jack Elliott #3
Defender
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 81kg
Age: 29
Nationality: England
Place of birth: London, England
Jonathan Dean #24
Defender
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 27
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Macon, USA
Kellyn Acosta #23
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 68kg
Age: 29
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Plano, USA
Sergio Oregel #35
Midfielder
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 19
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Evergreen Park, USA
Brian Gutiérrez #17
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 64kg
Age: 21
Nationality: USA
Place of birth: Berwyn, USA
Jonathan Bamba #9
Forward
Height: 1.73m
Weight: 67kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Place of birth: Alfortville, France
Philip Zinckernagel #11
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 30
Nationality: Denmark
Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark
Hugo Cuypers #9
Forward
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 28
Nationality: Belgium
Place of birth: Belgium
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