With a new July to May schedule on the horizon, Austin FC will get a few less matches in triple-digit temperatures. What other changes are coming, though?
If you're wondering what happened to Danny Hoesen, Will Pulisic, and Kekuta Manneh, this article is for you.
Perhaps you've heard that MLS is going through some changes. Perhaps the most intriguing ones are the ones we don't entirely know.
Certainly, you remember at least two of the PKs that Austin FC missed this season. But do you remember the ones they made?
We're down to eight teams, who will kick off their playoff series a full month after the playoffs commenced. (We should probably do something about this format.)
Just looking at raw numbers, Myrto Uzuni's already contributed more in one season than Emiliano Rigoni did in a season and a half worth of matches. But that doesn't tell the whole story.
It's not that Austin FC didn't show a desire to win on Sunday. It's just that they left themselves vulnerable to counterattacks against a team that excels at them.
After neutralizing Son Heung-min and Denis Bouanga in the first 2025 playoff matchup between the teams, Verde couldn't do the same in this one.
Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez says his team is ready to play aggressively as they aim to extend their season at least one more match. But he also makes a case they were aggressive in a loss in which they only had two shots on target.
Which playoff matchups will advance to a third and deciding game? And why does one of them involve Will Bruin?
Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez indicated this is a team that can learn from losing. They'll have a few days to do that prior to what could be their final match of the season.
Austin FC went down early, brought the match back level in the second half, and then ultimately lost the playoff series opener.
