Phil West
@philwest.bsky.social
Soccer writer covering Austin FC at Verde All Day (verdeallday.com), wrote for The Striker and MLS, bylines in many places. Husky, Longhorn, Roadrunner affiliated. Suffers with Arsenal & Atleti. (Not the Sunderland or the motorcycle Phil West.) 🇨🇦
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What are we teaching on the training ground? Horrible positioning from the Gunnersaurus there.
Thought you might be interested @poorlydrawnarsenal.com
Had to improvise and use the phone because the ESPN player does not play nicely with screenshot tools.
Had to improvise and use the phone because the ESPN player does not play nicely with screenshot tools.
February 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
What are we teaching on the training ground? Horrible positioning from the Gunnersaurus there.
Roses are red
Some cards are too
Verde lost two players
And they lost 0 to 2
verdeallday.com/match-recap-...
Some cards are too
Verde lost two players
And they lost 0 to 2
verdeallday.com/match-recap-...
At the Whistle: Austin FC 0, Sporting Kansas City 2
Since it's Valentine's Day: Roses are red/some cards are too/Verde lost two players/and then lost 0 to 2.
verdeallday.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Roses are red
Some cards are too
Verde lost two players
And they lost 0 to 2
verdeallday.com/match-recap-...
Some cards are too
Verde lost two players
And they lost 0 to 2
verdeallday.com/match-recap-...
It's the annual full kit ranker exercise; if actually picking straight from a list, this might have gone slightly different, but I love what LAFC's designers did:
bzzlghtyr.github.io/full-kit-ran...
bzzlghtyr.github.io/full-kit-ran...
February 14, 2026 at 5:22 PM
It's the annual full kit ranker exercise; if actually picking straight from a list, this might have gone slightly different, but I love what LAFC's designers did:
bzzlghtyr.github.io/full-kit-ran...
bzzlghtyr.github.io/full-kit-ran...
PREVIEWS ARE COMING
A new deal for Verde All Day is here in time for a six-part MLS season preview rollout, starting Sunday, Feb. 15:
verdeallday.com/30-mls-teams...
A new deal for Verde All Day is here in time for a six-part MLS season preview rollout, starting Sunday, Feb. 15:
verdeallday.com/30-mls-teams...
Verde All Day
Austin FC news, analysis, match recaps, interviews, press conference highlights, and transfer rumors from Phil West and Moisés Chiullán.
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February 14, 2026 at 2:43 PM
PREVIEWS ARE COMING
A new deal for Verde All Day is here in time for a six-part MLS season preview rollout, starting Sunday, Feb. 15:
verdeallday.com/30-mls-teams...
A new deal for Verde All Day is here in time for a six-part MLS season preview rollout, starting Sunday, Feb. 15:
verdeallday.com/30-mls-teams...
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
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MLS Previews day 3: @harrisoncrow.bsky.social talks about Corey Wray's fighting STL, @kierdoyle.bsky.social tries to convince you the Revs will be fun, and @philwest.bsky.social talks about Christopher Nolan's the Odyssey but Hector goes back to Greece
www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2026/2/...
www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2026/2/...
2026 MLS Previews: St. Louis City FC, New England Revolution, Houston Dynamo — American Soccer Analysis
Our 2026 MLS Season Previews have started and today we hit STLCITYFC, the Revs, and the Houston Dynamo. If you want to support this coverage of the league, you can head to our Patreon. For $5 a month ...
www.americansocceranalysis.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
MLS Previews day 3: @harrisoncrow.bsky.social talks about Corey Wray's fighting STL, @kierdoyle.bsky.social tries to convince you the Revs will be fun, and @philwest.bsky.social talks about Christopher Nolan's the Odyssey but Hector goes back to Greece
www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2026/2/...
www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2026/2/...
"What are you going to name your 2026 jersey?"
"I don't know; what are you going to name your 2026 jersey?"
"I don't know; what are you going to name your 2026 jersey?"
February 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
"What are you going to name your 2026 jersey?"
"I don't know; what are you going to name your 2026 jersey?"
"I don't know; what are you going to name your 2026 jersey?"
This is incredible
designing a new timberwolves jersey after every win 🐺
record: 33-22
record: 33-22
February 10, 2026 at 3:33 AM
This is incredible
Showing Jay-Z at the Super Bowl without mentioning, you know, Beyonce, who.was also right there in frame
February 9, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Showing Jay-Z at the Super Bowl without mentioning, you know, Beyonce, who.was also right there in frame
I’ve heard Harvey Danger and Sleigh Bells so far this Super Bowl which is not what I’d planned for
February 9, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I’ve heard Harvey Danger and Sleigh Bells so far this Super Bowl which is not what I’d planned for
Two players Austin FC have been eager to see should debut on Wednesday ... though it won't be streaming:
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'Still a lot of work to do': Assessing Austin FC, two weeks out from the 2026 season opener
Nico Estévez provided some welcome news about the lineup ahead of Wednesday's match. He also admitted that there's much work to do between now and the season opener on Feb. 21
verdeallday.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Two players Austin FC have been eager to see should debut on Wednesday ... though it won't be streaming:
verdeallday.com/still-a-lot-...
verdeallday.com/still-a-lot-...
So, it wasn't great cinema ... but here's what we were able to report about Austin FC's match with St. Louis City SC. (Also, new Emergency Podcast about the match dropping in mere minutes!)
verdeallday.com/match-recap-...
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At the Whistle: Austin FC 0, St. Louis City SC 1
Simon Becher scored a 16th-minute goal to provide the difference between the two teams. Offense, in the absence of key attackers, continues to be a concern.
verdeallday.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
So, it wasn't great cinema ... but here's what we were able to report about Austin FC's match with St. Louis City SC. (Also, new Emergency Podcast about the match dropping in mere minutes!)
verdeallday.com/match-recap-...
verdeallday.com/match-recap-...
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Midway through #AustinFC preseason, can confirm the following members of the press corps appear healthy & put in a full 90 Sunday:
@eric-oaktreetimes.bsky.social
@colbygordon.bsky.social
@waatvofficial.bsky.social
@alexwaatv.bsky.social
@philwest.bsky.social
@moiseschiu.bsky.social
Laura Gallo
@eric-oaktreetimes.bsky.social
@colbygordon.bsky.social
@waatvofficial.bsky.social
@alexwaatv.bsky.social
@philwest.bsky.social
@moiseschiu.bsky.social
Laura Gallo
February 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Midway through #AustinFC preseason, can confirm the following members of the press corps appear healthy & put in a full 90 Sunday:
@eric-oaktreetimes.bsky.social
@colbygordon.bsky.social
@waatvofficial.bsky.social
@alexwaatv.bsky.social
@philwest.bsky.social
@moiseschiu.bsky.social
Laura Gallo
@eric-oaktreetimes.bsky.social
@colbygordon.bsky.social
@waatvofficial.bsky.social
@alexwaatv.bsky.social
@philwest.bsky.social
@moiseschiu.bsky.social
Laura Gallo
Welcome to the mascot family
No new DP yet but NYCFC officially has a new pigeon mascot that looks like this (wearing mascot version of Timbs as well) and is named Sky Scraper
February 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Welcome to the mascot family
Interesting tidbit from Nico Estévez’s press conference: Rosales has been playing as a winger the whole preseason and inky got deployed as a fullback today because of Djordevic being a late scratch for illness
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Interesting tidbit from Nico Estévez’s press conference: Rosales has been playing as a winger the whole preseason and inky got deployed as a fullback today because of Djordevic being a late scratch for illness
Soccer was played. Perhaps things were learned? In the press conference room about to find out:
verdeallday.com/match-recap-...
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At the Whistle: Austin FC 0, NYCFC 2; Preseason means nothing
If you like watching Austin FC take shots and score goals, this was not the game for you. But it's still preseason, and key offensive players are still missing.
verdeallday.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Soccer was played. Perhaps things were learned? In the press conference room about to find out:
verdeallday.com/match-recap-...
verdeallday.com/match-recap-...
2-0, NYCFC over Austin FC, at halftime. Goals by Nicolás Fernández Mercau and Agustín Ojeda making it a little more somber in the stadium ... not the best half of defense I've seen this team play.
February 1, 2026 at 8:56 PM
2-0, NYCFC over Austin FC, at halftime. Goals by Nicolás Fernández Mercau and Agustín Ojeda making it a little more somber in the stadium ... not the best half of defense I've seen this team play.
Gate with a sponsor? Get to work, Ethan Finlay!
It’s preseason for everyone at Austin FC
It’s preseason for everyone at Austin FC
February 1, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Gate with a sponsor? Get to work, Ethan Finlay!
It’s preseason for everyone at Austin FC
It’s preseason for everyone at Austin FC
Facundo Torres is Verde, and said all the right things on Thursday (the only negative was that he wore sunglasses indoors, but I fear that's his thing):
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Saying all the right things: Facundo Torres meets the Austin media
Facundo Torres says he's joined a good team he wants to make better and will play whenever his coach tells him to. Yes, that ticks a lot of Boy Scout boxes.
verdeallday.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Facundo Torres is Verde, and said all the right things on Thursday (the only negative was that he wore sunglasses indoors, but I fear that's his thing):
verdeallday.com/facundo-torr...
verdeallday.com/facundo-torr...
Diego Luna is an emergent wishcasting pick among Austin FC fans. Diego Fagúndez could be a prodigal son narrative. We compared the two for a thought exercise on chance creation:
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A tale of two Diegos: A thought exercise regarding chance creation
Some Austin FC fans have been clamoring for a true heliocentric chance creator. There's an argument to be made that the club already has one.
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January 25, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Diego Luna is an emergent wishcasting pick among Austin FC fans. Diego Fagúndez could be a prodigal son narrative. We compared the two for a thought exercise on chance creation:
verdeallday.com/diego-luna-d...
verdeallday.com/diego-luna-d...
So, maybe a 0-0 draw against a USL side isn't something to get excited about ...
... but a Facundo Torres signing sure is.
More on Austin FC's eventful Friday:
verdeallday.com/austin-fc-0-...
... but a Facundo Torres signing sure is.
More on Austin FC's eventful Friday:
verdeallday.com/austin-fc-0-...
0-0, followed by 'Oh! Oh!': Austin FC draws San Antonio FC in preseason opener, then announces Facundo Torres signing
Austin FC started the 2026 preseason with a scoreless draw against San Antonio. But then it announced one of its most consequential player signings ever.
verdeallday.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
So, maybe a 0-0 draw against a USL side isn't something to get excited about ...
... but a Facundo Torres signing sure is.
More on Austin FC's eventful Friday:
verdeallday.com/austin-fc-0-...
... but a Facundo Torres signing sure is.
More on Austin FC's eventful Friday:
verdeallday.com/austin-fc-0-...
Six days ago, we asked if Facundo Torres is coming to Austin FC
Dear Reader, he is
✅ 5+1 deal
✅ Still has his green card
✅ Quality quote crafted for him in the press release
verdeallday.com/austin-fc-fa...
Dear Reader, he is
✅ 5+1 deal
✅ Still has his green card
✅ Quality quote crafted for him in the press release
verdeallday.com/austin-fc-fa...
Is Facundo Torres bound for Austin FC? And do the charts think that's a good idea?
Is Facundo Torres coming to Austin FC? And does that make sense given who got brought in during the offseason so far?
verdeallday.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Six days ago, we asked if Facundo Torres is coming to Austin FC
Dear Reader, he is
✅ 5+1 deal
✅ Still has his green card
✅ Quality quote crafted for him in the press release
verdeallday.com/austin-fc-fa...
Dear Reader, he is
✅ 5+1 deal
✅ Still has his green card
✅ Quality quote crafted for him in the press release
verdeallday.com/austin-fc-fa...
Joseph Rosales as a winger? At yesterday's Austin FC press conference, Nico Estévez praised the recent arrival's positional flexibility ...
... which is needed, given everyone currently out of preseason training:
verdeallday.com/i-want-more-...
... which is needed, given everyone currently out of preseason training:
verdeallday.com/i-want-more-...
'I want more goals also': Preparing a more positionally flexible and attacking Austin FC
On Thursday, Austin FC head coach Nico Estévez touted new arrival Joseph Rosales as being positionally flexible. Which is good, given the current injury-riddled Verde attack.
verdeallday.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Joseph Rosales as a winger? At yesterday's Austin FC press conference, Nico Estévez praised the recent arrival's positional flexibility ...
... which is needed, given everyone currently out of preseason training:
verdeallday.com/i-want-more-...
... which is needed, given everyone currently out of preseason training:
verdeallday.com/i-want-more-...
Furkan Korkmaz sounds like something I'd yell at a driver who cut me off
In September, Furkan Korkmaz said Alperen Sengun—not Joel Embiid—was the best big man whom he had ever played with.
Joel Embiid made it clear against the Rockets that he took notice of those comments.
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Joel Embiid made it clear against the Rockets that he took notice of those comments.
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How a Former Sixer Motivated Joel Embiid to Destroy the Rockets
Furkan Korkmaz said Alperen Şengün was the best center he's ever played with. Joel Embiid took notice.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Furkan Korkmaz sounds like something I'd yell at a driver who cut me off