The Verde Report: Through Five Games, Austin FC Has the Look of a Playoff Team

An early assessment of what’s working and what needs improvement

"...Five matches into the 2025 MLS regular season, we have our first real sample size..."

March 28, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Which Players Will Decide Austin FC’s Fate in 2025?

A closer look at some of the club’s wild cards

"...Will Austin FC finally return to the MLS Cup playoffs this season after a two-year absence? We..."

March 7, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: How Austin FC Brought the Vibes Back for Year Five

Expect genuine optimism at Saturday’s season kickoff

"...confidence Borrell has bestowed upon him despite a less-than-encouraging MLS track record. In a perfect Verde world, Vazquez and..."

Feb. 21, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Making Sense of Austin FC’s Insane Offseason

The 2025 roster is positively unrecognizable

"...FC played out the string on a failed season, playoffs long out of reach and a head coach already..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin FC Reportedly Splits With Driussi, Signs USMNT Striker Vazquez in Franchise-Altering Weekend

Expect more roster shakeups ahead of Feb. 22 season kickoff

"...according to Argentine journalist Pablo Noya and confirmed by MLS insider Tom Bogert, Driussi was nearing a move to..."

Jan. 5, 2025 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Austin FC Hires Nico Estévez as Club’s Second-Ever Head Coach

New coach's résumé is similar to that of former coach Josh Wolff

"...two-and-a-half seasons in Frisco, leading FC Dallas to the MLS Cup Playoffs in his first two seasons in 2022..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: An Offseason of Change

Austin FC ends season with a win, and with the hunt for a new head coach at the top of the to-do list

"...knocking the Colorado Rapids down a peg in the MLS Cup Playoffs seeding and thrilling the Q2 Stadium fans..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: With Josh Wolff Out, Austin FC Enters New Chapter With Focus on Results

Rodolfo Borrell begins the search for a new head coach

"...expectation, and we very clearly mentioned [qualifying for the playoffs] at the very beginning [of the season],” Borrell said...."

Oct. 11, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin FC Fires Head Coach Josh Wolff After Four Seasons

To-be-named interim manager will coach final match of season Oct. 19

"...Galaxy that solidified the club’s elimination from the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs...."

Oct. 6, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Loss to LA Galaxy Officially Eliminates Austin FC From Playoffs

Driussi scores lone goal – his 50th for the Verde and Black

"...Austin FC will not participate in the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs. A notion that’s been apparent for weeks..."

Oct. 6, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Austin FC Extends Season With Unlikely Shutout of Portland Timbers

Stuver makes 11 saves to lead the league

"...least. Dani Pereira, scoring for the first time in MLS play all season, provided the lone goal of the..."

Oct. 3, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Austin FC Players Making the Best of a Bad Season

There were bright spots

"...three points, thereby guaranteeing themselves elimination from the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs. (We’ll have the latest from that match,..."

Oct. 4, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

It’s Time for Austin FC to Leave Its Past, and Its Coach, Behind

It’s just not working with Josh Wolff anymore

"...– essentially eliminated the Verde and Black from the MLS Cup Playoffs, I’ve seen enough...."

Sept. 27, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Wasted Chances Doom Austin FC’s Playoff Hopes With Crushing Loss to Houston Dynamo

Verde fall 1-0 to Copa Tejas rivals

"...will amount to a death blow to Austin FC’s MLS Cup Playoffs chances, handing the Verde and Black a..."

Sept. 22, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

Austin FC Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive With Draw vs. LAFC

Gallagher: “Two wins in a row and you flip this thing”

"...injected some life into its late-season push for the MLS Cup Playoffs with a quality 1-1 draw away against..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Poor Season Puts Sebastián Driussi’s Future in Question

It’s been a tough year for Austin FC’s star player ... and his fans

"...the club appears destined to miss out on the MLS Cup Playoffs...."

Sept. 20, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: If Austin FC Misses the Playoffs, Then What?

Anticipating changes in the roster

"...be on the same page by now: Missing the playoffs means failure for the 2024 Austin FC season...."

Sept. 13, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Austin FC Faces Difficult Path to Playoffs Goal

The margin for error is razor-thin

"...a nine-game stretch run to close out the 2024 MLS regular season...."

Aug. 23, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Austin FC’s Big Wins Could Be a Sign of More Good to Come

Outlook is promising

"...reshape the roster for the stretch run to the MLS Cup Playoffs. Once the club’s journey in Leagues Cup..."

Aug. 9, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Nightmare Leagues Cup Draw Exactly What Austin FC Needed

Worst-case scenario? A three-week break to train. Best case? The biggest victory in club history.

"...For the second year running, MLS has put a monthlong freeze on its regular season..."

July 26, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: #WOLFDUT: Austin FC Fans Misfire With Pregame Aerial Display

Is now really the right time to be calling for Coach’s head?

"...and Austin FC still solidly in contention for the playoffs, the club is set to officially welcome at least..."

July 19, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Austin FC Is Trending Toward Playoffs, Barely

New signings inspire optimism for the stretch run

"...In the new MLS playoff format instituted last season, in which 18 of..."

June 21, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

The Verde Report: Relax, Austin FC’s First Month Isn’t as Bad as It Looks

“It’s not like we’re behind the curve. We’re right there.”

"...as Austin’s. (That said, in this week’s installment of MLS Is Really Weird, Minnesota currently leads the Western Conference..."

March 22, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

Austin FC Season Kickoff, Black History Month, and More Community Events

Get out and about in Austin while the weather's good

"...Missing the expanded MLS playoffs altogether in 2023 after only eventual league champion..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

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

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

"...going to seriously compete for a return to the MLS Cup Playoffs...."

Feb. 23, 2024 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

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

The steely Finn is staying in the now

"...“Honestly, if you think about it, MLS as a whole would be a rebuild every year..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Features Feature by Eric Goodman

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

"...and Black missed out on the Major League Soccer playoffs for the second time in three seasons. But in..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

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

Alex Ring contract option automatically exercised

"...MLS teams can carry as many as 30 players at..."

Nov. 17, 2023 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

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

Rebuilding begins after disappointing season

"...Crew 2 3-1 in the final of the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs, winning the league in the team's..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

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

Let's point some fingers, shall we?

"...The 2023 MLS season concludes on Saturday with what the league's crack..."

Oct. 20, 2023 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

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