After months of painful delays and deliberation, Austin City Council and Precourt Sports Ventures have approved an agreement to bring Major League Soccer to Austin, Texas. Mayor Steve Adler was the driving force in getting this deal done as one of the few council members who used logic and reason as a determining factor in […]
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One of the highlights of the game was Austin FC captain Alex Ring popping a deep header past the Vancouver goalkeeper on a well-taken corner kick in the 37′ minute. You can imagine the chaos that ensued as Verde fans celebrate the rare home goal. Credit newest team member, and corner kick specialist, Sebastian Driussi for […]
Austin FC gave up four unanswered goals to lose soundly to the LA Galaxy on Sunday night. Fagundez scored the first goal of the match in the 53rd minute only to see LA equalize eight minutes later. Galaxy went on to dominate thanks to a historic performance from super sub Dejan Joveljic. Following the Verde and […]
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If MLS free agency is like Barton Springs Pool in December, let’s just say Austin FC dipped its toe in the water with its first major signing this offseason, but the club did not take the polar bear plunge. Ethan Finlay, 31, is a steady 10-year MLS veteran midfielder with 245 appearances and 49 goals […]
The green smoke flows through the Austin sky; Austin FC’s attacking woes received a dash of hope with the announced arrival of Sebastián Driussi, the 25-year-old Argentinian footballer at a press conference on July 29. The former Zenit St. Petersburg and River Plate player lands in Austin with a tall task in front of him […]
After another gritty win on the road, Austin put an exclamation point on its fifth away victory at the midpoint of the season. The club now enters game two of a three-match road stretch to take on Western Conference foe Colorado Rapids. Continuing a jaw-dropping away run in June after an improbable CF Montreal win, […]
With Austin FC on a three game losing streak, the expansion team will need a result in Seattle on Sunday night to try and stop the schneid. Yikes. If anyone can stop the Western Conference giants, it probably wouldn’t be Austin at the moment. The short answer is, probably not. Since joining MLS back in […]
MLS veteran striker Maxi Urruti just can’t quit Texas. Urruti, 30, is an Argentine center forward with 238 appearances and 60 goals and 37 assists in his nine years playing in the league. He suited up for Houston last season, after plying his trade with four other MLS teams, including Dallas in 2016. Urruti holds a […]
Austin FC’s third designated player signing, Sebastian Driussi, earns $2.69 million in guaranteed compensation, according to new salary figures from Major League Soccer Players Association (MLSPA). Initially released in April 2021, MLSPA’s updated September 2021 salary drop includes juicy new data from summer signings, midseason loans, as well as MLS players who inked new contracts […]
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