At the Whistle: Austin FC 2, Houston Dynamo FC 2
Verde had an excellent first half and a less-than-excellent final phase, leading to the first draw in the clubs' five-year history.
Foreign Exchange: Three questions with Bayou City Soccer's Dustyn Richardson
We've got three questions answered from an expert on the Dynamo, and we've thrown in a link to the latest Emergency Podcast (which has a one-act play within). Oh, and it's Verde All Day's birthday today!
Notes from a press conference on a day when Austin FC welcomed $175,000 in GAM to the club
We highlight the most salient points from Thursday's return to coach-meets-media, but first, we applaud some roster rules nerdery.
From Brad Stuver to the essential Van Halen question: It's a Leagues Cup hiatus mailbag
In which I answer mostly soccer questions at the end of this break in the Austin FC season.
He's a keeper: Turns out G+ also loves Brad Stuver (and loves just one MLS goalkeeper more)
Only one MLS goalkeeper — who is currently platooning in the starting role — is above Brad Stuver in the current G+ tally for goalkeepers. But what does that mean exactly?
What loves Biro but doesn't love Svatok? We revisit G+ for 2025
While we grant that goals added (G+) doesn't tell the full story of a player's contributions, a particularly worrisome G+ value from Saturday night got us analyzing.
'Un poco de amor': Highlights from Nico Estévez and Osman Bukari's comments after a decisive win
The love you give will come back to you — in goals. (At least, that's what Austin FC's head coach seemed to say following a tenor-setting goal from a striker beginning to master MLS.)
At the Whistle: D.C. United 2, Austin FC 4
Verde didn't need a last-minute miracle delivered by Pollo, running out to a two-goal lead and keeping at least that margin throughout the second half despite a late PK.
It's good and yet it's worrying: What the Mateja Đorđević signing means for Austin FC
The Serbian center back joins as a U22 Initiative player ... taking up the last senior and international roster spots as the roster currently stands. (As the roster currently stands.)
The Thursday Three: Snippets about and from Brad Stuver, Guilherme Biro, and Don Garber himself
It was a good night for the three Austin FC players involved in the game, and we also got a sense of how many people are really tuning in to MLS.
At the Whistle: MLS All-Stars 3, Liga MX All-Stars 1
Sam Surridge, Tai Baribo, and Brian White scored for the hosts to bring home another interleague title.
Giant skeeball contraption on Q2 Stadium pitch = life's dream realized, as All-Star Skills Challenge comes to Austin
The MLS All-Stars won the 2025 All-Star Skills Challenge, but Austin fans also won in getting to see the spectacle in their home stadium.