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Farewell to DaMarcus Beasley: a US star with no interest in the limelight. DMB is such a good guy; looking forward to see what else he’ll do to grow the game in the US.
Tim Howard is coming to Austin:
… Read the rest “Stoppage Time 10/12/19”The former Blues goalkeeper will be making a first appearance in his new role [as the Club’s first International Ambassador in the US]
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Christian Pulisic’s Chelsea season is hitting a rough patch
Pulisic has gone five matches out of Chelsea’s past six matches without seeing a single minute of playing time, with the lone exception being a Carabao Cup start against Grimsby Town.
Maybe some time with the US team the next couple of weeks will improve his fortunes.
How Mohamed Salah inspired me to become a Muslim… Read the rest “Stoppage Time 10/5/19”
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Local leaders, SXSW, ACL Fest join in opposition to Proposition A – A pretty top-tier list of local organizations that think this is a Bad Idea.
… Read the rest “Stoppage Time 9/28/19”[Prop A supporter Francoise] Luca added that she still has hope that Proposition A could challenge the McKalla Place stadium deal and Austin FC. In a statement to KXAN on Aug. 27, Two Oaks Ventures, which owns Austin FC,
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Listen. There was really only one story that dominated our reading this week. Here’s the roundup on a bunch of the coverage of Austin FC’s groundbreaking ceremony at McKalla Place:
MLS: Austin FC breaks ground on $242 million stadium, set to open in 2021
… Read the rest “Stoppage Time 9/13/19”“We want a team, we want a stadium, and we want an experience that helps us grow the legend that is
Soccer supporters in Austin have chased the game all over town, this past decade:
Some of these are clearly better than others. House Park has a certain shabby-chic 1930s charm, but the high-school football fields generally were very, very far from ideal. The … Read the rest “Austin Soccer Stadiums Past, Present, & Future”
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“The Tomb Of Soccer History” with Dave Brett Wasser – an interview with long-time fan and soccer video historian Dave Brett Wasser on one of the newest podcasts that’s sprung up lately, Austin’s Soccer Pod. Follow the SoundCloud link or subscribe in your podcast player of choice (we recommend Overcast if you’re on iOS).
Game over: Anti-stadium group that fought to get Prop … Read the rest “Stoppage Time: 9/6/19”
Sunday evening was a beautiful one for soccer at Bold Stadium at the Circuit of The Americas. And the teams put on a good show in a regular-season USL match that happened to have a little extra on the line. By the time the final whistle blew, Austin Bold FC had won Copa Tejas with 3-0 victory over Rio Grande Valley FC:
… Read the rest “Austin Bold FC Win Inaugural Copa Tejas”Austin Bold FC won the Copa Tejas at Bold Stadium after a 3-0 win over local rivals
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Interesting article in the Houston Chronicle last week, wondering why the established team there isn’t better supported: Dynamo know they should be bigger in Houston:
… Read the rest “Houston Chronicle: Why Aren’t the Dynamo Bigger?”Attendance issues have mirrored the club’s on-field struggles. After ranking in the top 10 from 2006-15 and placing fourth as recently as 2012, the Dynamo fell to 17th in 2017. According to the Sports Business Journal, the Dynamo only topped five teams in 2018 average attendance in early August.
An Aug. 3 match between
