Overview
- The UFL announced Friday that the Storm’s scheduled June 7 home playoff game will be played at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, with kickoff set for 3 p.m. ET and the game airing on ABC.
- Inter&Co Stadium was declared unavailable because it is preparing to host the England vs. Costa Rica international match on June 10, and league officials said nearby large football venues were booked or under renovation.
- The league said it exhausted local options and rejected other sites for operational and broadcast reasons, forcing the unusual move of a declared home game out of the team’s city and state.
- Historic Crew Stadium is the home field of the Columbus Aviators, who have been eliminated from playoff contention and therefore cannot serve as the visiting team in Orlando’s home contest.
- The decision removes home-field access for Orlando fans and raises operational questions for the UFL about venue planning and the impact of summer international soccer on American football scheduling.