MLS is Back …Again! NWSL Rundown w/ Christine Hanley. El Himno Pod Update.

Soccer is (finally) back, thank the mighty grackle. In this episode, Tony and Josh chat about the NWSL Challenge Cup with Christine Hanley, run through the MLS is Back tournament, and recap the Bundesliga and Premier League return to action.

Spanish-Language Programming Note

Our Spanish-language podcast for El Himno de Austin, hosted by Jorge Chavez now has it’s own stream! You can subscribe from your favorite podcast services. You can also listen directly from your browser at ElHimnoDeAustin.org.
Upcoming Anthem Events

Saturday, June 27th at 11am — NWSL Challenge Cup watch party. We’ll be hanging out on Google Meet and watching the match on CBS as the two-time defending champions North Carolina Courage take on the Portland Thorns

Sunday, June 28th — Special Member Event. See your membership newsletter for details. Be sure to become a member if you haven’t yet and get the scoop on the next one!

Thursday, July 2nd — Premier League Watch Party. Liverpool take on Manchester City with the Premier League trophy up for grabs. It’s the three day Independence Day weekend, so why not start a bit early and join us on Google Meet

Saturday July 11th — MLS is BACK watch party. Teams and time TBD, but it’s the first weekend match of the MLS welcome back tournament so keep that date open.

World Soccer Updates
Bayern Munich claim their 8th consecutive league title, besting Gio Reyna’s Dortmund to take home the Bundesliga. Gio did have a great assist in Dortmund’s 2–0 win over RB Leipzig for his first league start.
Premier League is back, and started with a big whiff by the Goal Decision System in Villa’s 0–0 with Sheffield United.

U.S. Soccer Updates
The United Soccer League Championship will be returning to action starting on July 11th. Schedule and venues to be announced, but Austin Bold FC, San Antonio FC, and El Paso Locomotive will be back in action.
Major League Soccer is back on July 8th for the MLS is Back tournament. The full details on this event are on the MLS website.

Austin FC is still on target as far as we know, with supporters tickets coming very soon.

Interview: Chat with Christine on NWSL!

We had a nice conversation with Christine Hanley, longtime Houston Dash supporter (and Anthem board member) about the NWSL, and who to look out for in the Challenge Cup.Follow Christine on Twitter, and take a look at the NWSL2Austin Twitter account.

General News
We covered the approval of Project Connect, Austin’s mass transit plan. Anthem is a proud member of Transit for Austin, a local network of organizations and businesses in support of the plan to get Austin moving.
Don’t forget — Pride scarves benefitting OutYouth are up on the store, along with the pride shirts and rainbow patch. Check all that stuff out on the store.

Want to be our TikTok correspondant? Smooth dance moves are a must. If not, there’s plenty of other ways to get involved and volunteer as part of the SG team to make Austin FC Match Day the best in MLS. Drop us a line.

The Wrap-Up
2020 Membership Kits and merch are on sale at the online store.
Austin FC supporters can join the discussion in our Facebook group and the Austin FC reddit.
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