Emergency Podcast! (An Austin FC Podcast)

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talk about Austin FC's three-match win streak, why getting closer to goal to take shots might work out better for them, why they like Brendan Hines-Ike and Myrto Uzuni so much, what they expect in the rematch with Phil Neville's Portland Timbers, and the VerDos match next Friday you might want to consider going to see. 

n this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss León's weird omission from the Club World Cup, Austin FC's small (not big or particularly breaking) reveal about the 2025 All-Star Game, the upcoming match against San Diego FC and only having one healthy center back (which we're totally not worried about), no goals scored from open play in four matches (which we're totally not worried about),...

This week, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West are not worried about the Mikkel Desler injury, or no goals from open play from Austin FC in the first three matches, or the early working theory about 2025 Dani Pereira, or the match at LAFC on Saturday, or last night's VerDos match that ended like a certain first-team match from a couple of weeks ago, or the great emotional attachment people seem to have...

Moisés Chiullán and Phil West ponder whether Whataburger is a sad food or a celebration food, before getting into the unfortunate result against Portland, the dearth of scoring (so far), the upcoming match against the Rapids, and the start of the 2025 season for Austin FC II. Also, remember to turn your clocks forward on Sunday to begin with what Moisés depicts as the tyranny of Daylight Saving Ti...

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss the first tifo of 2025 and the first regular season match of 2025, cover the dearth of shots on target in the first match, expunge some of the demons from last season, look ahead to the upcoming match at Portland and a big watch party, and finally project performances for the first seven matches of the season and establish the harbingers of su...

In this special episode, Phil West hangs out with Joe Lowery (of Backheeled and Total Soccer Show fame), talking about San Diego FC's surprising opening weekend win and why that might not be much of a surprise, some of MLS' better storylines as its 30th season gets underway, along with a Phoenix-eye view of what Austin FC's done this offseason and how it might translate to 2025. At the very end, a...

This week, Moy-SESS Chiullán and fill-EEP West share their new Austin FC pronunciation guide supercut, discuss the Thursday night kit release party, look back on Saturday's preseason match, look ahead to the opener against Sporting Kansas City this coming Saturday, ponder Myrto Uzuni's fitness, and even drop some hints about the tifo you'll soon see unfurled in Q2 Stadium. 

On this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Oleksandr Svatok's scuffle with Diego Fagundez, the two viewable Coachella Valley Invitational matches, Besard Sabovic's arrival, Myrto Uzuni's delay, Mikkel Desler's absence, and the approaching official kit launch. 

Moisés Chiullán and Phil West got an audience with Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez, with the topics ranging from "formations aren't real" to the role of fullbacks to his work with his assistant coaches and what the transition's been like going from FC Dallas to the U.S. Men's National Team to Austin FC in less than a year. 

Moisés Chiullán and Phil West — they built this podcast! They built this podcast on ridiculous kit leaks! (cue the synths) ... and another one befell Austin FC this week. They discuss a certain Austin influencer who released the Electric Watermelon Kit into the wild, plus the Myrto Uzuni and Besard Sabovic signings, the apparent strategy to [eschew] a true No. 10 in favor of a boatload of 6s and 8...

This week, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West give you a brief glimpse behind the curtain, and then dive into all the news, including Sebastián Driussi's move to River Plate, the Nicolás Dubersarsky signing, the all-but-official Myrto Uzuni signing, plus "an exclusive interview with Austin FC sporting director Rodolfo Borrell," some formation contemplation and musings on the new home kit leak and why i...

Moisés Chiullán and Phil West record their first podcast of 2025, delving into the Brandon Vàzquez rumor, the Ilie Sánchez signing, the Besard Šabović rumor (including a fun fact about his reality TV past), discussion of outgoing VerDos players, and a little bit of discussion about what the new home kit might include in its design. 

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West look at Austin FC's 2025 schedule and discuss what immediately jumps out to them, including seven league matches in the month of May alone. They also talk about Verde's three new assistant coaches who are all 30somethings, Spanish, and attractive, and talk about about the league just casually dropping each team's GAM totals as if to mock all the hard-...

Moisés Chuillán and Phil West, recently back on land after a boat ride on Lady Bird Lake with Austin FC fans, talk about possible free agent pickups for Verde, MLS Cup and the regrettable Riqui Puig injury, the upcoming San Diego FC expansion draft (including brief mourning of Austin FC's expansion draft choices), and what MLS Commissioner Don Garber recently said about changes that may or may not...

Moisés Chuillán and Phil West were thrilled with your mailbag questions and answered a number of them (with others answered in a written format you'll see Thanksgiving morning). They also discussed some transfer rumors that probably won't come to fruition, a fun MLS Playoffs that is now featuring one of the four teams you expected to still be in it, and then, if your heart can take it, the cutest...

Moisés Chiullán and Phil West check back in after several weeks away, discussing the roster moves that Austin FC has made, and what's left to be done to finish the project of making the 2025 roster. Also, Verde probably needs a striker, so they entertain the Marvin Ducksch rumor and weigh whether German Budget Chicho Arango is the move. Also, one of us does some impressions you may or may not enjo...

This week, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West are back and discussing Austin FC's new coach, the Berhalter-adjacent Spaniard who was most recently at FC Dallas. After pondering that, including Phil recalling a weird interview experience from 2022, they get into the four player renewals that also dominated the week's Austin FC news, and what might be next from the offseason advent calendar. 

For Austin FC fans, as Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss, life after Josh Wolff meant a Rodolfo Borrell press conference where he touched on the new coaching search, who will serve as interim, what will happen with some current players, and other miscellaneous ponderings about the future. For Emergency Podcast, we're looking for now outro cue ideas now that we've retired the "Where's Phil?" cl...

It happened. Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Josh Wolff's dismissal from Austin FC, the vibes in recent press conferences, and what comes next. 

This week, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West lament the state of things for Austin FC, who are not officially mathematically eliminated from the playoffs just yet but about as close as you can be to that. They contemplate the future, and then because it's more fun to talk about, get into Austin FC II's playoff chances (which exist). 

In this episode, Moisés Chuillán and Phil West serve two masters: An Austin FC II team who looks as if it could possibly make the playoffs, and an Austin FC team whose playoff odds have dwindled to 4% on Saturday night according to one nerdy site. They talk about VerDos' win over DynamoDos and Verde's loss to Toronto FC, ponder Josh Wolff's future, and do way more examination of the MLS Next Pro t...

Moisés Chiullan and Phil West indulge in a little bit of happiness about how the Austin FC match against Nashville went before delving into issues that have come to light in the loss to Vancouver. Those included the resultant gloomier playoff picture, how Sebastián Driussi hasn't scored a goal in 11 straight league matches, and why Oleksandr Svatok is still waiting to play his first MLS game. They...

Heat is one of the topics of the day, as it typically is in August in Austin, especially for one Oleksandr Svatok. In this episode, Moisés Chiullan and Phil West talk about Svatok's acclimation to the heat (as well as when he might play), Brendan Hines-Ike's intriguing comments on how Verde defends, and since there's finally a game to talk about again, they delve into Nashville SC a bit. Also: toe...

After a brief hiatus to coincide with Austin FC's exit from Leagues Cup, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West are back with some Leagues Cup observations, including ways to make the tournament shorter, better, and partially hosted by Mexican teams. They also walk through each of Austin FC's last nine games to predict whether or not the team makes the playoffs, and assess the summer transfer window even t...

It's a quasi-emergency for Moisés Chiullán and Phil West, who decided to record on a Wednesday following Austin FC's Leagues Cup victories against Pumas UNAM and CF Monterrey. They discuss what this means for the remainder of the regular season, what could happen in the Leagues Cup knockout rounds, what to glean from news about the player that Austin FC didn't get in the summer transfer window, an...