Austin FC Steals Win in Houston With Rigoni Winner

Embattled DP comes up big with 86th-minute match-winning goal

"...don’t play the minutes that you probably want,” head coach Josh Wolff said of his embattled designated player...."

April 21, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Midfield Swap Could Be Only Solution to Austin FC’s Achilles’ Heel

Austin FC has struggled defending in transition for years

"...as if any of this is news to head coach Josh Wolff or his team. Austin FC has struggled..."

April 19, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Road Woes Continue for Austin FC in Loss to St. Louis City

Season-long goal drought away from home drags on

"...shots are concerning. We need to generate more,” head coach Josh Wolff said postgame. “We had plenty of opportunities..."

April 14, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Long Game

True-life story of Mexican-American teens who make a run at the 1957 state golf championship

"...to tell the true story of a mentor, a coach, and five high-school boys in the segregated golf world..."

April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Jessi Cape

Driussi Winner Powers Austin FC Past San Jose Earthquakes in Seven-Goal Thriller

RECAP: ATX defeats San Jose 4-3

"...group, galvanize the city, galvanize the fans,” Austin head coach Josh Wolff said. “It's a hell of a comeback..."

April 7, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Wolff In or Wolff Out? The Answer: It’s Complicated

Austin FC gets its first win of the 2024 season, but the pitchforks are still out for Austin FC’s head coach

"...2-1 at Q2 Stadium. For Austin FC players and coaches, particularly head coach Josh Wolff, the moment allowed for..."

April 5, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin FC Beats Banged-Up FC Dallas for First Win of Season

Club faces struggling San Jose Earthquakes next

"...closing 10 minutes of the match, embattled ATX head coach Josh Wolff opted instead to prioritize defense, removing an..."

March 31, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Austin FC Needs Copa Tejas Now More Than Ever

It’s been six months without a win. Can ATXFC reverse their luck against FC Dallas?

"...“There’s room for improvement from everyone,” head coach Josh Wolff said. “As players, there’s much to improve..."

March 29, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

How Austin Transformed Danny Brown

The Detroit wild card on getting his shit together (and finding H-E-B)

"...stay decked in Tommy Hilfiger shirts, Timberland boots, and Coach belts with the tag hanging, a 14-year-old Brown forged..."

March 29, 2024 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Verde Report: Scoring Goals the Focus as Austin FC Returns Home

El Tree looks for redemption in Saturday’s face-off with St. Louis City

"...enough. Fans don’t have to like it, but a coach is well within his rights to accentuate the positive..."

March 8, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin FC Earns Ugly Draw In First Road Match of 2024

Driussi still benched with lingering hamstring injury

"...Austin’s lack of offense was frustrating its fans. Head coach Josh Wolff downplayed those attacking concerns...."

March 3, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: (Over)reacting to Austin FC’s Lackluster Season Opener

... and what to look for in Seattle on Saturday

"...at the first-half performance than Austin FC’s fourth-year head coach, Josh Wolff...."

March 1, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin FC Opens the Season Like It Ended the Last One… With Disappointment

El Tree falls 2-1 to Minnesota

"...him out of the opener. (After the game, head coach Josh Wolff said that he does not believe Driussi’s..."

Feb. 25, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Sarkisian’s Big Raise: UT-Austin football coach Steve Sarkisian is expected to make $10 million a..."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Feature

The Verde Report: The Biggest Questions Surrounding Austin FC’s 2024 Season

First up: Can El Tree get off to a winning start?

"...I don’t care what any coach says: Momentum exists in sports, and winning most certainly..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Bob Marley: One Love

Jamaican reggae pioneer gets the biopic treatment

"...for his portrayal of Richard Williams, Venus and Serena’s coach and father. Yet Green’s latest project, Bob Marley: One..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Carys Anderson

Alex Ring Isn’t Austin FC’s Captain Anymore, and That’s Just Fine With Him

The steely Finn is staying in the now

"...a tinge of controversy lingered around the club. Head coach Josh Wolff opted to name Sebastián Driussi captain for..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Features Feature by Eric Goodman

Rodolfo Borrell’s Austin FC Renovation Puts Josh Wolff in a Tricky Spot

The rebuild is going slowly

"...more specifically, what does that mean for fourth-year head coach Josh Wolff? When preseason camp opened in late January,..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Features Feature by Eric Goodman

Review: Broadway in Austin’s Beetlejuice

There's a lot of life in this show about death

"...twist essential for this version), and his woo-woo life coach/new love, Delia (Sarah Lizsinger, absolutely relishing every part of..."

Feb. 7, 2024 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

The Boys in the Boat

Classic sporting underdog story of the 1936 Olympic rowing team

"...journey of the Washington junior rowing team under risk-taking coach Al Ulbrickson (Edgerton) and the challenges they faced. Following..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Top 10 Festival Films of 2023 You Haven’t Seen Yet

From the Toxic Avenger to school shootings, the best of the fests

"...to be stunned by John Cho as the basketball coach sewing a team back together while struggling not to..."

Dec. 19, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Verde Report: Top 10 Reasons for Austin FC Optimism in 2024

In a league as fickle as MLS, a club’s fortunes are never more than one offseason away from pulling a full 180

"...Owen Wolff's familial ties to the club's polarizing head coach, Josh Wolff, have sadly tainted the vibes around Owen's..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Review: Austin Playhouse’s Murder on the Links

Agatha Christie’s 1923 mystery gets a surprising remake as a farce

"...against one another could easily become grating, but dialect coach Amanda Cooley Davis has schooled these actors well. Taken..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Arts Feature by Jasmine Lane

With Playoff Selection, Texas Is Back to College Football’s Elite Status

No. 3 seed Longhorns meet No. 2 seed Washington in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day

"...Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian told ESPN after learning his team's fate..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Sports Feature by Eric Goodman

Meet “Lone Star Governance,” the Model Austin ISD Must Now Operate Under

Testing, testing, testing

"...do so, AISD hired Ashley Paz in September to coach its board members on Lone Star Governance. She also..."

Nov. 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin FC Offloads Rodney Redes, Eight Other Players in Roster Shake-up

Alex Ring contract option automatically exercised

"...Head coach Josh Wolff, returning for his fourth season with Austin,..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Next Goal Wins

Lead-footed "from the headlines" soccer comedy is an own goal

"...Thomas Rongen (Fassbender). An alcoholic, curmudgeonly Dutch American football coach, he's given a choice: be sent to American Samoa..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

The Verde Report: What’s Next for Austin FC as the Page Turns to 2024

Rebuilding begins after disappointing season

"...promised will bring significant change, even as polarizing head coach Josh Wolff is set to return...."

Oct. 27, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Nyad

Biopic of controversial record-setting swimmer just skims the surface

"...friend Bonnie Stoll (Foster) to stand in as her coach. But first, the two women must find the perfect..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Verde Report: What (and Who) to Blame for Austin FC’s Rough Year

Let's point some fingers, shall we?

"...December, or certainly had other things going on," head coach Josh Wolff revealed in August...."

Oct. 20, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

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