The Austin FC Gazette
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Austin FC rebuffed over Matt Freese
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. New York City have kept their man, and Austin FC go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
New England Revolution come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Austin FC did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Deadline passes with 16 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.
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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Vancouver Whitecaps take the points off Austin FC
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Brad Stuver
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Aug 2026
Austin FC promote James Adams from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. James Adams has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Tim Robinson steps up from the Austin FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Tim Robinson 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 Cameron McKennie steps up from the Austin FC academy
- Squad A row about effort at Austin FC
- The dugout Luca Adams: “No excuses”