May 10, 2023. What a glorious day for Austin, and therefore the world! Not only did Austin FC win for the first time in almost two months, but RODNEY FREAKING REDES SCORED! Q2 Stadium may have only been about 80% full for the US Open Cup match against New Mexico United on Wednesday, but at…
Goals! Austin FC scored goals in a real, live match last week! Sure, it was another home draw ya Debby Downer, but the scoreless drought is over! You know what? Hey, things could be worse. We could be Sporting Kansas City. Speaking of SKC…. MLS Sickos Game of the WeekSeattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City…
Welp, its only a few weeks until the MLS season is 1/3rd of the way complete, which means we are almost at the time for Austin FC fans to do this: And they would be right to do so. I’m not going to freak out…..yet. I’ll work up an entire standings look soon in a…
We’re not going to talk about last week’s Austin FC match. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t positive. Let’s just move on. But you know what we will talk about? The rest of this incredibly dumb and fascinating league where the GAM is made up and the rules don’t matter. Don’t believe me? Remember that guy? …
How is everyone? Rested? Relaxed? Good. That’s what bye weeks are for. Now wake the fuck up cause shit is getting real! The WORLD CHAMPION US Women’s National Team plays at Q2 Stadium Saturday afternoon and then Austin FC returns to action with a big road match against the defending MLS champions that evening. Basically,…
It’s a bye week for the Verde & Black, which means we can sit back, relax, and totally not worry about the struggles seen during the opening month of the season. It’s Spring now. Hope is eternal. <looks at schedule> OH CRAP WE HAVE TO PLAY AT LAFC NEXT WEEK?!!! Deep breath. That’s not until…
Week 4 is here and despite the doom and gloom of CONCACAF Champions League, Austin FC are actually sitting pretty in the MLS standings with a nice 6 points out of 9. And after playing a tough, resilient Violette squad, ATXFC gets a breather with a road match against “rival” Houston this weekend where thousands…
It’s been a weird week. In the last seven days, we’ve seen Austin FC win a league match in the final minutes, get drubbed by a little-known Haitian side in CCL action, and potentially have that same side not play the return leg in Austin due to visa issues because, ya know, CONCACAF. At least…
The False 9 let’s you know who to cheer for in week 2 of MLS action and reminds you that yes, Jared Stroud is a doo-doo head.
The wait is over. MLS, the wildest, most entertaining league in the world, is back! Of course there are some major changes this year. A new, incredibly convoluted playoff format was just announced with more teams making it to the post-season. (Sorry Houston, you’ll still find a way to miss out.) A new team joins…