Save The Crew
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Save The Crew was a grassroots supporter-led movement that successfully campaigned to keep Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew from relocating and helped secure the club’s long-term future in the city.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Save The Crew canonical | 2 |
| #SaveTheCrew | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7667392 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Save The Crew Context triple: [Columbus Crew, supporterMovement, Save The Crew]
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A.
The Crew
The Crew is the popular nickname for the Columbus Crew, a Major League Soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio.
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B.
Crews
Crews is the surname of American actor, former NFL player, and television host Terry Crews, known for his comedic roles and charismatic personality.
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C.
Crew Love
"Crew Love" is a moody, atmospheric R&B/hip-hop collaboration between The Weeknd and Drake that helped introduce The Weeknd’s dark, emotive sound to a wider audience.
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D.
Thunder Run
Thunder Run is an indoor, mine train-style roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland that spirals through the park’s central mountain structure.
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E.
Save the Night
"Save the Night" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Save The Crew Target entity description: Save The Crew was a grassroots supporter-led movement that successfully campaigned to keep Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew from relocating and helped secure the club’s long-term future in the city.
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A.
The Crew
The Crew is the popular nickname for the Columbus Crew, a Major League Soccer club based in Columbus, Ohio.
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B.
Crews
Crews is the surname of American actor, former NFL player, and television host Terry Crews, known for his comedic roles and charismatic personality.
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C.
Crew Love
"Crew Love" is a moody, atmospheric R&B/hip-hop collaboration between The Weeknd and Drake that helped introduce The Weeknd’s dark, emotive sound to a wider audience.
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D.
Thunder Run
Thunder Run is an indoor, mine train-style roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland that spirals through the park’s central mountain structure.
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E.
Save the Night
"Save the Night" is a song by John Legend from his R&B album "Love in the Future."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grassroots movement
ⓘ
soccer supporters’ movement ⓘ supporters’ campaign ⓘ |
| associatedWithClub | Columbus Crew ⓘ |
| associatedWithLeague | Major League Soccer ⓘ |
| city | Columbus ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fanCulture | American soccer supporters culture ⓘ |
| fullName | Save The Crew ⓘ |
| influenced |
Major League Soccer decision-making
ⓘ
local political leaders in Columbus ⓘ public opinion in Columbus ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
model for future supporter-led campaigns in sports
ⓘ
strengthened bond between Columbus Crew and local community ⓘ |
| location | Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| movementType |
grassroots
ⓘ
supporter-led ⓘ |
| notableFor |
example of effective supporter activism in North American sports
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successful campaign to keep an MLS club from relocating ⓘ |
| opposedActionBy |
Anthony Precourt
ⓘ
Precourt Sports Ventures ⓘ |
| opposedActionType | relocation of Columbus Crew to Austin, Texas ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Columbus Crew supporters
ⓘ
soccer fans in Columbus ⓘ |
| platform |
community organizing
ⓘ
public demonstrations ⓘ social media ⓘ |
| purpose |
keep Columbus Crew in Columbus
ⓘ
prevent relocation of Columbus Crew SC ⓘ secure long-term future of Columbus Crew in Columbus ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Columbus Crew SC relocation controversy
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Major League Soccer franchise relocation debates ⓘ |
| result |
Columbus Crew remained in Columbus
ⓘ
linked to:
Columbus Crew
increased national attention to MLS relocation issues ⓘ new local ownership group for Columbus Crew ⓘ relocation of Columbus Crew to Austin was averted ⓘ |
| sport | soccer ⓘ |
| state | Ohio ⓘ |
| supportBase | Columbus Crew fan community ⓘ |
| tactics |
fundraising and awareness campaigns
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media outreach ⓘ petitions and letter-writing campaigns ⓘ rallies and marches ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 2010s ⓘ |
| usedHashtag |
#SaveTheCrew
ⓘ
linked to:
Save The Crew
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Save The Crew Description of subject: Save The Crew was a grassroots supporter-led movement that successfully campaigned to keep Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew from relocating and helped secure the club’s long-term future in the city.
Referenced by (3)
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