LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio — A new club will soon join the roster of professional teams in Lorain County. An ownership group says it’s finalizing plans for a soccer team to play at the Lake Erie Crushers stadium by 2026.

The team, which has yet to be named, will be at the pre-professional level of the U.S. professional soccer “pyramid.” It will be part of USL2, which is two tiers below Major League Soccer (MLS) teams, like the Columbus Crew or Cincinnati FC.

Owners say the league and the Lake Erie Crushers organization have reached an agreement with them for the new soccer team. The club will play on the converted baseball field.

“What we’ll do is we’ll run the field down the left field line back to home plate. So we’ll use about 75% of the stadium,” said Andrew McDonnell, a North Ridgeville r

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