Soccer Watch

Aztex announce first four player signings, and more

"...college players, and each is a product of the Lone Star Soccer Club:..."

April 6, 2012 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Soccer Watch

"...fray this week. For more on both tournaments, see "Soccer Watch Online."..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

How Texas Soccer Stakeholders Are Bracing for 2026 World Cup

And how Texas clubs are hoping to welcome new fans to the fold

"...advertisers, and stakeholders in and around the North American soccer space have been grappling with ever since FIFA awarded..."

March 10, 2025 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Soccer Watch

Farewell to the Champions League; long live Euro 2004

"...& Lamar. $6 ($4 ages 5-15, under 5 free). www.austinlightningsoccer.com...."

May 28, 2004 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Little Athletes, Big Dreams

Austin's youth sports boom is young athletes, big competition – and big money

"...our then 5-year-old daughter Amelia to her first recreational soccer game. She refused to go onto the field. In..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature by Bill Crawford

Austin FC Stadium Groundbreaking Ceremony

"...Lone Star Soccer Club program administrator Alba Mendoza speaks during..."

Sept. 10, 2019 Photo Gallery

Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure

How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options

"...Kansas City, but when the city’s first top-tier sports club finally debuts in North Austin mid-June, supporters will demand..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

The Verde Report: Austin FC Gave the City a Season To Be Proud of in 2022

The club managed to exceed every reasonable expectation for how its sophomore season would go

"...in the Western Conference Final, but not before the club managed to exceed every reasonable expectation for how its..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Yes, Owen Wolff Is the Coach’s Son. No, That Doesn’t Make Him a Nepo Baby.

Plus: Austin will host the All-Star Game

"...on. This isn’t youth sports. This is Major League Soccer, the highest division of professional soccer in the United..."

May 17, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Weathering the Storm

The Austin Lightning look to gain a foothold in Austin as soccer is primed for the national spotlight

"...A soccer ball slices through the steamy June sky at Bohls..."

June 22, 2007 Sports Feature by Joe O'Connell

The Verde Report: Austin FC Is the Wake-Up Call Its Texas Rivals Needed

FC Dallas and the Houston Dynamo open their checkbooks to sweeten their rosters

"...Austin FC made its splashy entrance into Major League Soccer last year as the league's 27th franchise and its..."

Jan. 21, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Postmarks

Starbucks vs. the Chronicle: Who's zoomin' who?

"...Shamed by Starbucks..."

Sept. 15, 2000 Column

The Verde Report: Three Questions Austin FC Must Answer in Its Final Six Games

A supreme striker, mid-week matches, and more Qs in need of an A

"...After a weekend of star-spangled hysteria at Q2 Stadium, Austin FC gets back to..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Top 10 Defining Moments of Austin FC’s Season

The highs and lows of the squad's Q2 debut

"...2021 was the Year of Soccer in Austin. The city welcomed Austin FC, the first..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Top 10 Moments of Austin FC’s 2022 Season

The highs from Verde's sophomore season

"...a struggle. This year, that all changed. The local soccer squad orchestrated a sophomore season glow-up of epic proportions,..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Greek Fest, Taylor Swift Wrestling, and More Weekend Events

No weekend plans? We have some suggestions.

"...via Andrew’s Tiny Bakehouse. Plus: a DJ set by stargirl.   – James Scott Ventana Ballet & Austin Camerata..."

May 24, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...campus located minutes away from his Barton Creek Country Club home, or a tasteful monument erected in his honor?..."

June 2, 2006 News Feature

Faster Than Sound: 15 SXSW Buzz Bands to Cure Millennial Burnout

By legs, Lyft, or Lime scooter, get to the following 15 acts

"...Daughter of Arrested Development singer Dionne Farris, this Atlanta upstart's playful, Nineties-inspired delivery took off on 2017 single "Bob."..."

March 8, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Live at Liberty Lunch

The Neville Brothers

"...to Liberty Lunch over the next 20 years. The club made its mark initially as a mecca for reggae..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature

The History of the LGBTQ Movement in Austin

From Stonewall to today, how Pride has progressed in our city

"...work was researched largely through interviews with folks who started and pushed Austin's movement forward – many of whom..."

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Eight April Music Festivals In and Around Austin

From Rancho Alegre to Austin Blues, April offers ample opportunities

"...to fest while the decent weather lasts? You're not alone. Alongside longtime players like Old Settlers and Austin Reggae..."

April 7, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Austin Film Society Announces 2022 Filmmaker Grant Recipients

Projects from PJ Raval, Don Swaynos to financial support

"...are projects from Austin (still the heart of the Lone Star film industry), there are recipients from as far..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Saturday Showcases

"...like a Rubik's Cube. As headliner Sun Araw, Cameron Stallones dropped both The Inner Treaty (Drag City), a work..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

We're Not Like Everybody Else

The 2014-15 Austin Music Awards, an alumni free-for-all

"...Up My Dying Bed" that unforgiving afternoon in a soccer stadium, a star was b-o-r-n (dig up our report,..."

March 13, 2015 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Playback: In a New York State of Mind

Mother Falcon hits Gotham, Not in the Face sears Vancouver, and Black Joe Lewis comes home

"...Mother Falcon, and your band's the size of a soccer team, everything becomes more complicated: ordering food, dividing up..."

June 21, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Everything Old is New Again

The Year in Albums

"...been six years earlier. Portishead, Sneaker Pimps, Audioweb, Hooverphonic, Dubstar -- a whole slew of 'em -- slid their..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez