A new Austin FC supporters group has been launched: Los Verdes.
From conversation on the Austin FC subreddit, it sounds like the new group was formed by former Anthem members who wanted a different approach.
There was always a desire to keep Anthem as the sole banner of supporters for Austin FC, but a number of Anthem leaders split off and have decided to create their own thing with a different model. [“TexanStig”]
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… Read the rest “”Anthem has had a
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… Read the rest “”Depending on the day, anyone in a several-mile radius can see that a stadium is being constructed in North Austin near the Domain.
“It’s a pretty rewarding emotion,” Austin FC president Andy Loughnane said. “Just in the last two weeks alone we’ve gone vertical quickly. I think the community is probably starting to become aware that this is real.”
…There are about 450 construction workers on site six days a week (Sundays off), Loughnane said, with six cranes currently in
With the 2020 USL Championship season delayed (at a minimum) and a venue that relies on the large crowds now prohibited due to the pandemic, Bobby Epstein’s staff reductions at COTA include Roberto Silva, general manager of Austin Bold FC (and before that, the Austin Aztex).
What US Soccer needs is a much larger overhaul. Heather O’Reilly, who was on the Athlete Council that voted for Cordeiro, said US Soccer should go through “a lengthy process of reorganization”. She’s right, but the federation has resisted it for this long – why should anything change now?
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Austin Bold FC’s 2020 roster is taking shape:
… Read the rest “Stoppage Time 2/1/20”The Austin Bold filled the most glaring hole in its roster on Tuesday, announcing the signing of left back Ismaila Jome.
Jome, who played for the Colorado Springs Switchbacks in 2019, will add a new dimension to the Bold, providing balance with his 6-foot-1 frame, speed and accurate left foot… The Gambia native grew up near
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Nick Barbaro at the Chronicle has a couple of 2019 top-10 lists for Austin soccer:
… Read the rest “Stoppage Time 12/22/19”For the third year in a row, the top two local stories are Austin’s two pro soccer teams, but boy, have things changed. Austin FC, set to become the city’s first major league sports team, went from nonexistence to breaking ground on their sold-out stadium, while Austin Bold FC
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Giovanni Reyna, the 17-year-old son of Austin FC sporting director Claudio Reyna, is following in his father’s cleat-steps. He’s even been making waves with Borussia Dortmund’s U19s:
… Read the rest “Stoppage Time 12/14/19”Reyna scored two goals and registered two assists, helping Dortmund to a 5-1 win over Slavia Praha. With the win, Dortmund advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament, the youth version of the UEFA
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The big news this past week was Claudio Reyna’s arrival as Austin FC’s first sporting director, announced at a press conference on Tuesday:
… Read the rest “Stoppage Time 12/7/19”In the Q&A session with fans, Reyna hinted that Designated Players coming to Austin might not be of the David Villa, Frank Lampard, and Andrea Pirlo variety that marked NYCFC’s debut season.
“New York is a very cluttered market with so
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Austin FC announced plans for a large training facility in Northeast Austin:
… Read the rest “Stoppage Time 11/17/19”The center, home to Austin FC and its academy teams, will encompass four full-size soccer fields along with 30,000 square feet where players, coaches and other soccer operations staff will work, train, eat, watch film, recover and receive medical care. It is scheduled to be completed in time for the team’s first
