Everyone around FC Cincinnati – players, coaches, staff and supporters – is wary of the ghosts this week.

We on the outside can’t hear them. But they’ll be familiar to anyone who’s ever felt heartbreaking disappointment and gotten up to fight again: That nagging little voice in your head reminding you of past setbacks, and the inevitable possibility it could happen all over again.

“I think it's on people's minds,” acknowledged Zach Blandford, a day-one FCC fan who serves as president of The Pride supporters’ group, to MLSsoccer.com this week ahead of Sunday's Game 3 in the club's Round One Best-of-3 Series against the Columbus Crew (6 pm ET | MLS Season Pass, Apple TV ).

“We all felt that, remember it. But every fan of a team, every supporter of a club, has a game that lives in th

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