The Austin FC Gazette
Squad20 Jul 2043
Nikola Mitev damages knee ligaments — 77 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 77 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Match18 Jul 2043
Austin FC strike at the death to beat Sporting Kansas City
There were 85 minutes on the clock and Sporting Kansas City had all but banked the point. Football rarely reads the room, and Austin FC did not stop to explain themselves.
Squad20 Jul 2043
Christian Pulisic keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Austin FC may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match18 Jul 2043
Austin FC make it 3 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Austin FC have 3 straight wins of it.
Squad20 Jul 2043
Tempers go at Austin FC
Sal Olivas was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match18 Jul 2043
Austin FC see off Sporting Kansas City
Three points for Austin FC, 2‑1 the final word against Sporting Kansas City in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Squad20 Jul 2043
Nikola Mitev signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Nikola Mitev and Austin FC agree another 1 years.
Player ratings20 Jul 2043
Javier Pineda changes it off the bench
He was not in the side at half past three and he had settled it before five. Half an hour, and Austin FC had a different afternoon.
Player ratings20 Jul 2043
Nobody could get near Sal Olivas
Successful dribbles: 9. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Market Ryan Brooks leaves for nothing
- Market Michael Fosu runs his contract down