"Operation Community Cup" opens soccer field at Rhodes Park
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| Photos by Sean V. Lehosit |
| On May 17, more than 60 neighborhood youths joined Columbus Crew players Kevin Burns, Tom Heinemann, Sebastian Miranda, and FOX Soccer personalities at Rhodes Park to break in a new state-of-the-art youth soccer field. As a part of “Operation Community Cup,” local partners Columbus Crew and the city’s department of Recreation and Parks are trying to make a difference to young soccer players, by providing them with excellent equipment and an exciting experience. |
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| Crew Cat visits neighbors and guests as their older siblings participate in a soccer clinic with Columbus Crew's players and staff. |
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| Columbus Crew players Kevin Burns and Tom Heinemann take time to meet a youth soccer team from Venezuela, "Fuerte Tiuna." |
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"Operation Community Cup" has created Rhodes Park's first regulation youth-size soccer field. Starting this summer, multiple youth leagues will begin calling Rhodes Park their home field. |