Eric Goodman

1 week ago | austinchronicle.com | Eric Goodman

Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez has shown a tendency to treat his players with kid gloves after tough losses We’ve come a long way over the last decade or so regarding the acknowledgment, discourse, and understanding of the role mental health plays at the top levels of competitive sport. Professional athletes live under constant pressure and scrutiny, grappling with anxieties most of us “regular people” don’t often face.

1 week ago | austinchronicle.com | Eric Goodman

Head coach offers head-scratching defense of 3-0 loss Austin FC fell to 5 wins, 5 losses, and one draw on the 2025 season after losing 3-0 to Minnesota United at Q2 Stadium Things might be beginning to unravel for Austin FC. The Verde and Black lost for the third time in four games Saturday night, this time at home to Minnesota United by a score of 3-0. It was the worst defeat, by margin, at Q2 Stadium in club history.

1 week ago | austinchronicle.com | Eric Goodman

Coach Nico Estévez has the Verde and Black off to a 5-4-1 start to the 2025 season Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. That was the fear that permeated the Austin FC fan base last October when sporting director Rodolfo Borrell tabbed Nico Estévez as the club’s second-ever head coach, replacing the generally unpopular Josh Wolff.

2 weeks ago | austinchronicle.com | Eric Goodman

Austin FC fell to 3-5-0 all time at Houston's Shell Energy Stadium. For the second consecutive road match, Austin FC suffered a multi-goal defeat, this time in a 2-0 loss to Copa Tejas rivals Houston Dynamo at Shell Energy Stadium. The Verde and Black were without top center back Brendan Hines-Ike due to suspension and striker Brandon Vazquez due to illness.

3 weeks ago | austinchronicle.com | Eric Goodman

LA Galaxy win could turn out to be a pivotal Brandon Vazquez reacts to his winning goal late in a 1-0 Austin FC victory over LA Galaxy Generally speaking, sports are beautifully binary. The pitch is either a strike or a ball. The pass is either caught or dropped. The serve is either in or out. Soccer is different. No action exists in a vacuum, and nothing is as simple as pass-fail. Each pass is only as successful as its ability to lead to the next pass.