Who steps up now? Assessing Austin FC's prime goalscoring options now that Vazquez is out
With Brandon Vázquez now out, who will take the center forward minutes, and who will score goals?
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'It wasn't our best game': Austin FC assesses staying alive and advancing in the U.S. Open Cup
As far as the Open Cup goes, Austin FC waits for a semifinal match in September with a chance to host the final. But the most important wait now is for the star forward's MRI results.
At the Whistle: San Jose Earthquakes 2(2), Austin FC 2(4)
It took 120 minutes plus penalty kicks to determine a winner in one of the most topsy-turvy matches in Verde history.
Foreign Exchange: Three questions with veteran Quakes reporter Robert Jonas
We turned to an expert on the Quakes to learn more about how Bruce Arena's doing and how Chicho Arango and Josef Martínez are complementing each other.
Sizing up San Jose: Austin FC's first 2025 match against the Quakes has incredibly high stakes
We haven't seen the Earthquakes play Austin in 14 months. Things have changed a bit from last year, which their fans are grateful for.
Gold Cup Final: How the U.S. Men's National Team reminds me of Austin FC
On Sunday night, the U.S. lost because the offense couldn't get going and the defense had a couple of lapses at inopportune times. Perhaps that sounds painfully familiar.
Spending the night, and other assorted tidbits from a press conference before a glut of games
Are you ready for four games played over the next 12 days? One Austin player pledges that the team will be more defensively dialed in than they were against the Sounders.
Nicky Beloko is Verde ... but is he a difference maker or a redundancy?
Nicky Beloko, perhaps unsurprisingly given the rumors, is now Verde. But where does that leave a squad that already has similar players in the midfield?
'We had our opportunities': Was the loss at Seattle less thorough than the scoreline tells us?
Nico Estévez was encouraged by what he saw in the second half last night ... how about you?
At the Whistle: Seattle Sounders FC 2, Austin FC 0
Jesus Ferreira, man. Jesus Ferreira.
Foreign Exchange: Three questions with Jeremiah Oshan of Sounder at Heart
Ahead of Austin's match at Seattle on an unusual-for-Lumen-Field surface, we got some Sounders answers from one who knows them very well.
The Thursday Three: What we learned about Nico Estévez's All-Star picks, a sneaky night of MLS play, and the Austin FC roster
Brandon Vázquez now has a third of the goals that Sam Surridge does; Nico Estévez explained his selection process as part of an eventful Wednesday.