Ohio officially has two MLS teams, and the unlikely pair of clubs seem to be at opposite ends of their Major League Soccer lives.



For FC Cincinnati, major-league life is just beginning. Tuesday marked the announcement of the worst-kept secret in the league, as MLS commissioner Don Garber announced that the club will officially become the 26th MLS franchise, surprisingly starting MLS play next season.



One hundred miles up Interstate 71, the owner of Crew SC is trying to end the city’s MLS life, the longest of any club in the league. In October, Anthony Precourt made his desires public, announcing that he would attempt to move the team to Austin, Texas.



In Ohio, and particularly in Columbus, virtually every soccer-related story is seen through the lens of that uncertainty. How does the news affect the growing #SaveTheCrew movement? Could it give Precourt and MLS another reason to move the team?



But despite their geographical proximity and...