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INTERVIEW – This is the continuation of our interview with Austin FC Head Coach, Josh Wolff. (Part 1 here) LWOS: You’ve experienced so much in your career both domestically and internationally as a player and as a coach; can you put into words that feeling of walking out at Q2 for Austin FC’s first home […] READ MORE
EDITORIAL – In the glow of the USMNT latest victory over Mexico by a now-iconic score of dos a cero (2-0), it seemed fitting to visit with a man so indelibly associated with that historic score line versus that old enemy: Austin FC Head Coach Josh Wolff. Wolff the player enjoyed 14 years as a […] READ MORE
PORTLAND – On a sunny LA day back in April, Austin lost 2-0 to LAFC in their inaugural MLS match. In their final game of the 2021 season this past weekend, they went down 3-0 to the Timbers in a drizzly, cold Portland. Though the two games saw Austin register a goose egg, the two […] READ MORE
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Austin FC were anxious to see out their final home game of the season in style. The visitors to Q2 Stadium today, Sporting Kansas City, represented tough competition. SKC sat 2nd in the West, chasing down Seattle Sounders for the top spot. Remarkably, Austin overcame the odds to register an unlikely 3-1 […] READ MORE
FRISCO, TX – When all major prizes are out of reach, you have to be grateful to still have something to play for at the tail end of a season. Such was the case last night when Austin FC squared off against FC Dallas in Frisco. The teams were not only contesting three points but […] READ MORE
Austin, TX – Some athletes stumble into their profession. Some come to it late, or by some circuitous route. Alex Ring was only ever going to be a professional soccer player. He told his parents at the tender of 4, after having watched the 1994 FIFA Mens World Cup, coincidently hosted in the US, that […] READ MORE
AUSTIN – Bragging rights and a leg-up in the Copa Tejas were on offer tonight in this latest Texas Derby. Austin FC had beaten Houston Dynamo earlier in the season when the two met at Q2 stadium. When the next squared off in Houston, the Dynamo put a beat-down on a below-par ATX by a […] READ MORE
Austin, TX – After registering back-to-back victories at home for the first time this season, Austin FC were looking to stretch that run to three. Visitors Minnesota United were looking to cement their place in the post-season, coming into the match occupying the final play-off spot in the West, clear of LAFC by just one […] READ MORE
AUSTIN – So much of Matt Besler’s soccer career appears to have been fated. From the color of the jerseys that will likely book-end his playing career, to his long association with his hometown club, Kansas City, to his almost gliding style of unruffled play, everything seems just-so in the former USMNT veterans story. Besler, […] READ MORE
AUSTIN – The USMNT were missing several key players for their latest World Cup Qualifying match, including arguably their most influential in Christian Pulisic. Jamaica were in a similar boat. They, too, were missing arguably their most important attacker, another highly regarded EPL player, Mikel Antonio. Despite both teams’ respective roster challenges, the USMNT were […] READ MORE
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