The Austin FC Gazette
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Facundo Torres beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 25. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Deadline passes with 18 signed and 0 gone
That is the business done at Austin FC until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Philip Quinton due for a Austin FC medical
Everything agreed with Real Salt Lake, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Facundo Torres signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Facundo Torres commits to Austin FC for another 5 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Austin FC
Mikkel Desler and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No deal for Justen Glad at that price
Austin FC offered $370.0K; Real Salt Lake said it was not close. The manager will be told the money is still there for the right player, which is what managers are told.
Market10 Aug 2026
The Myrto Uzuni conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Pescara will make the call about Myrto Uzuni this week. Austin FC have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Pablo Lara
Austin FC asked and Pumas UNAM said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Justin Aaronson steps up from the Austin FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Justin Aaronson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Tyler Sargent joins the Austin FC first team
- Market One of our own: Ricardo Johnson joins the Austin FC first team
- The dugout No hiding place for Owen Wolff