Podcast #49: Player and Fan Empowerment and Responsibility in Modern U.S. Soccer
Show notes from Episode 49 of the Austin Anthem Podcast: The longest-running soccer podcast in Central Texas and your number one source for Austin FC, Austin Soccer Supporter, and Austin Community news.
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Austin FC has sold-out of its over 15-thousand Season Memberships. The Salt Lake area teams are up for sale. We interview Bradley Delmar from Dutch Guard SG, where we dare talk Pro-Rel among other topics. Why players and fans live in an age of influence and how it can shape modern U.S. soccer culture.
Austin FC Updates
- Cecilio Dominguez formally joins Club Guarani with Rodney Redes on loan.
- Austin FC SEASON MEMBERSHIPS SOLD OUT! Total number of sold through tickets are 15k, which means the 5k left will be for single matches, away sides, and a few supporters section tickets
Anthem Updates / Upcoming Events
Major League Soccer
- Dell Roy Hansen to sell Real Salt Lake, USL side Real Monarchs, and NWSL side Utah Royals after backlash of him being generally a terrible human being
- Who do we want to see buy the team?
- The protest for Jacob Blake
- Pity Martinez leaving MLS for Qatar.
NWSL Updates
- Saturday kicks off the Fall Series. Weekly games on CBS, with other games on CBS All Access and Twitch
World Soccer Updates
- Messi staying at Barcelona… for now…
- Luis Suarez to Juve (say your prayers for Giorgio Chiellini)
- Sergino Dest loses his spot at Ajax
- Donny Van De Beek to Man Utd.
- James Rodriguez to Everton
- N’Golo Kante possible move to Inter Milan
Interview
- Bradley Delmar, Treasurer for the Dutch Guard — the Kingston Stockade FC supporter’s group from Kingston, NY. A member of ISC.
Wrap-up
- Our Spanish-language podcast has its own stream. Go to ElHimnoDeAustin.org or search “El Himno de Austin” on your favorite podcast app.
- 2020 Membership Kits and merch are on sale at the online store. Check out our new verde shirts and fall collection.
- Austin Anthem is the Supporters Group for Austin FC. If you’re not already a member, sign-up online at AustinAnthem.org. You can follow us on all the social networks at “AustinAnthem”.
- Austin FC supporters can join the discussion in our Austin Anthem Grackle Nest Facebook group and the Austin FC reddit.
- The intro and outro this week is by Austin Apologue.
- Being the live music capital, if you’d like to send us music to use in the pod or know some musicians who might be interested, drop us an email at podcast@austinanthem.org. We’d love to showcase more music and musicians to Austin soccer fans.
- The Austin Anthem podcast is recorded here in Austin, Texas. This episode was hosted by Conor Heferrnan, Matt Barbour, and Tony Cardone.
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Austin Anthem is the independent supporters group for Austin FC, the Major League Soccer club of Austin, Texas.
