And there it is:
The NWSL will be the first American professional sports league to return when they begin competitive matches at the end of June.
Some interesting details – and some tough unanswered questions – on NWSL’s possible return to the field in July. The argument that the league’s smaller size and more modest attendances can help them pull this off is a compelling one.
Curb appeal.
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