Podcast: Just Kick us when we are Down

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Episode 81: Matt, Conor and Robert are back after a couple of weeks off. We go through the Houston, Frisco and Salt Lake matches. Some new Anthem, Women’s Soccer, MLS and World soccer updates. Music by Ghostland Observatory

Anthem Updates / Upcoming Events

• Watch Parties — Circle Brewing Wednesday Aug 18th v Vancouver and Saturday Aug 21st v Portland
• Anthem Leadership Change
• Join our volunteer Org Team

Austin FC Updates

• Houston Recap
• Frisco Recap
• SLC Recap

Major League Soccer

• Half way through the Season. Any Surprises so far?

NWSL Updates

• USWNT Bronze, Canada Gold w/ Texas Longhorn Julia Grosso
• Carly Lloyd retirement

World Soccer Updates

• Messi Gone from Barcelona due to Barca financial issues signed with PSG.
• Wrap up of the first weekend of major European soccer action

Predictions

• Recap of Anthem Host Prediction Table — Matt 32 Pts, Conor 26 Pts, Robert 25 Pts, Mark 17 Pts

Wrap-up

• Austin Anthem is a Supporters Group for Austin FC. Catch-up with us online or on social media and become a member at AustinAnthem.org.
• Anthem merchandise is available on our online store. Free shipping of fantastic grackle gear for in the stands or around Austin. Merch money goes to fund our non-profit’s operation.
• We close out today’s pod with another enormously popular local band: Ghostland Observatory. These are true Austin originals that represent the amazing creativity and funky positive spirit of our community. Today we are playing “Paparazzi Lightning”, the song and album that helped them gain such a widespread fan following. Check out the band on Twitter @OfficialGLO, or Instagram @GhostlandObservatory. Enjoy!
• 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 Austin music and musicians to Austin soccer fans.
• This episode was hosted by Robert Avery @rlavery161, Matt Barbour @matt_barbour and Conor Heffernan @ConorJHeffernan

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Austin Anthem is the independent supporters group for Austin FC, the Major League Soccer club of Austin, Texas.