¡Vamos Verde!

Hosts Jimmy Maas and Juan Diego Garcia cover a lot of ground as Austin FC runs out of do-overs if they want to sneak into the playoffs. Also, supporters voice their displeasure by going quiet, Myrto Uzuni gets a trophy, we meet “Texas Ben” – the soccer podcast version of KUT’s Morning Edition host Ben Philpott, plus “Superman” Brandon Vázquez is heating up with goals in three straight games.

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Austin FC II head coach Jason Shackell joins Jimmy Maas and Juan Diego Garcia for the pod. The former center back spent 17 years in the EFL Chanpionship and Premier League. After retirement, he decided to call Austin home and began coaching in the Austin FC academy. After being promoted to head coach of FC 2 this year, he’s guided that squad to the top spot in Group A of MLS Next Pro.

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A lot of changes happened over the summer for Austin FC. Jimmy Maas and Juan Diego Garcia check in with season ticket holders and the co-hosts of Moontower Soccer, the longest continuous running podcast devoted to Austin FC, Landon Cotham and Jeremiah Bentley. The team has not lost an MLS game in a month despite the makeover of the squad and the front office. They talk about what’s happened and…

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Jorge Alastuey has worked his way through the professional ranks, from Napoli’s Primavera (or under-20 squad), Poland’s second-division pro league, and finally up to Austin FC. But his football foundation was set when he entered Barcelona’s La Masia at age 13. And even though he was recruited to Austin by fellow Spaniards Rodolfo Borrell and Nico Estévez, he’s seeing many more playing…

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It has been a journey this season for Austin FC. Familiar faces leaving. League play disappointments. But once again, hope springs from the team’s performance in intra-season tournament play. Jimmy Maas and Juan Diego Garcia talk with the Austin Chronicle’s Eric Goodman and Austin American-Statesman’s Colby Gordon, Austin FC beat writers, about the turnaround the team has pulled off in the Leagues…

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Austin FC fans may have noticed a new face on the team since Major League Soccer action kicked off post-world cup. Polish winger Przemysław Płacheta joined the club on a free transfer this summer, having spent the last six years plying his trade in the English leagues. “Plachy” coaches hosts Jimmy Maas and Juan Diego Garcia through some basic Polish, discusses the most uncomfortable climates to…

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Hosts Juan Diego Garcia and Jimmy Maas chat with Austin FC captain Ilie Sánchez about Spain winning the World Cup, the Barcelona way and how that’s transferred to the national team. We also talk about Austin FC’s prospects for the season with an interim coach, little pressure, and even still some team goals within reach. ¡Vamos Verde! is a listener-supported production of KUT &

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Some Austin FC fans noticed something interesting when watching Mexico play in the World Cup. The stadium announcer at Estadio Azteca, the largest stadium in Latin America, sounded a lot like the stadium announcer at Q2 stadium during Austin FC games. That’s because they are the same guy: Jeremiah Gallegos. From boxing to basketball, softball to soccer, Gallegos has two decades of stadium…

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Former Austin F.C. and U.S. Men’s National Team member Gyasi Zardes talks with hosts Jimmy Maas and Juan Diego Garcia about Team USA’s World Cup chances after the second round of the group stage win. Zardes, the most capped men’s team player in Austin, joined Juan and Jimmy at Casa Verde, Austin FC’s pop-up World Cup watch party at Inn Cahoots in East Austin. They also chat about the USMNT coaches…

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The FIFA World Cup kicks off today, hosted by three countries for the first time in the tournament’s history. The biggest world cup yet, the tournament expanded from 32 to 48 teams for this year’s edition. Hosts Juan Diego Garcia and Jimmy Maas share their predictions for how the biggest World Cup yet will play out, and they enlist the help of commentator and soccer sage Adrian Healey to…

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