The Austin FC Gazette
Match8 Aug 2026
Besard Šabović leads the rout of Vancouver Whitecaps
3‑0, and Besard Šabović took the headlines on an afternoon when everything Austin FC tried came off. Days like this are retold all winter.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Guilherme Biro pops up at the right end — 7.90
7.90, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Besard Šabović pops up at the right end — 7.66
7.66, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Austin FC close the window on a squad of their own making
13 in and 0 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market10 Aug 2026
The Real Salt Lake deal is off
Everything was agreed until it was not, and CJ Fodrey reports back to Austin FC with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Duvan Moreno is a medical away from Austin FC
The deal with Cortulua is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Facundo Torres stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Facundo Torres and Austin FC agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Žan Kolmanič in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Austin FC this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Charlotte Football Club tell Austin FC: Chituru Odunze is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
In brief
- Transfer targets The window shuts on the Nelson Quiñones deal
- Market Paul Reyna steps up from the Austin FC academy
- Market Aaron Morris steps up from the Austin FC academy