Columbus Crew Midfielder Kirk Urso Is Dead At 22

Columbus Crew midfielder Kirk Urso is dead, according to a press release from the MLS team. There's no cause announced, and we'll be sure to update as soon as we hear anything else.

Urso competed in college at North Carolina, leading the Tar Heels to a 2011 NCAA national championship. The Columbus Dispatch reports due to suffering injury, Urso "had not been around the team much in recent weeks."

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