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Vancouver Whitecaps prospect Simon Colyn trains with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven

Simon Colyn could become Vancouver’s third homegrown player in 12 months to be moved to Europe.

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Austin mayor believes petition opposing soccer stadium won’t derail 2021 MLS launch

The plan to build a soccer-specific stadium for future Major League Soccer team Austin FC won’t be derailed by a petition filed Thursday by stadium opponents, according to Austin mayor Steve Adler and Richard Suttle, the lawyer who represented Precourt Sports Ventures in stadium negotiations with the City of Austin. Even though the city’s legal team […]

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Austin soccer stadium opponents file petition seeking May vote

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Austin FC names Andy Loughnane as president for onboarding MLS franchise

Andy Loughnane has been named Austin FC’s president, the organization announced Thursday. Loughnane, 44, was most recently president of business operations for Columbus Crew SC.  “Austin FC will be the 27th team to enter Major League Soccer, and will begin play in 2021,” Loughnane, who officially started on New Year’s Day, said during an interview Thursday, confirming what […]

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Austin City Council delays MLS stadium vote until Aug. 15

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin City Council put off until next week a vote on a stadium proposal that could trigger Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew to move to Texas as early as the 2019 season. The council met for several hours Thursday night to vote on a plan to let Crew owner Anthony Precourt […]

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Austin City Council votes on MLS stadium proposal Thursday, could pave way for Crew SC relocation

Professional soccer is coming back to Austin. That was made clear when the United Soccer League announced Friday a team will return to the city after a four-year hiatus. But Austin’s City Council will vote on a proposal Thursday night that would open the door for a Major League Soccer team to land in the […]