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.) 🇨🇦
You know what, @jeskeets.bsky.social, you're not going believe the next-level wedgie at the start of this Lakers-Celtics game ...
December 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
You know what, @jeskeets.bsky.social, you're not going believe the next-level wedgie at the start of this Lakers-Celtics game ...
Guess who's back, back again/Verde's back; tell a friend
Austin FC's back in the U.S. Open Cup in 2026; it went quite well for the team (for four matches) in 2025: verdeallday.com/austin-fc-wi...
Austin FC's back in the U.S. Open Cup in 2026; it went quite well for the team (for four matches) in 2025: verdeallday.com/austin-fc-wi...
Austin FC will return to U.S. Open Cup in 2026
Based on the 16 MLS teams in the field, Austin FC is an early favorite to win the trophy. Verde will enter the tournament as millions of Americans rush to file their taxes.
verdeallday.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Guess who's back, back again/Verde's back; tell a friend
Austin FC's back in the U.S. Open Cup in 2026; it went quite well for the team (for four matches) in 2025: verdeallday.com/austin-fc-wi...
Austin FC's back in the U.S. Open Cup in 2026; it went quite well for the team (for four matches) in 2025: verdeallday.com/austin-fc-wi...
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I'm at the combination
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm at the combination
Legitimately one of the funniest endings I’ve ever seen to an NBA game
December 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Legitimately one of the funniest endings I’ve ever seen to an NBA game
Austin FC early 2026 striker depth needs 🤝 Kei Kamara
I get a little weird with it: verdeallday.com/austin-fc-ke...
I get a little weird with it: verdeallday.com/austin-fc-ke...
Hear me out: The case for Austin FC signing Kei Kamara
Maybe it's not ideal to sign a 41-year-old forward who didn't score for one of MLS' best teams last season. But he could play a helpful role for Austin FC in 2026 if dropped into a supplemental roster...
verdeallday.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Austin FC early 2026 striker depth needs 🤝 Kei Kamara
I get a little weird with it: verdeallday.com/austin-fc-ke...
I get a little weird with it: verdeallday.com/austin-fc-ke...
Cue the “nice punt” graphic, @sickoscommittee.org
November 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Cue the “nice punt” graphic, @sickoscommittee.org
Iggy and the Stooges, "Search and Destroy" (Raw Power)
Joy Division, "Disorder" (Unknown Pleasures)
PJ Harvey, "Rid of Me" (Rid of Me)
Beastie Boys, "Jimmy James" (Check Your Head)
Talking Heads, "Burning Down the House" (Speaking In Tongues)
Joy Division, "Disorder" (Unknown Pleasures)
PJ Harvey, "Rid of Me" (Rid of Me)
Beastie Boys, "Jimmy James" (Check Your Head)
Talking Heads, "Burning Down the House" (Speaking In Tongues)
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Iggy and the Stooges, "Search and Destroy" (Raw Power)
Joy Division, "Disorder" (Unknown Pleasures)
PJ Harvey, "Rid of Me" (Rid of Me)
Beastie Boys, "Jimmy James" (Check Your Head)
Talking Heads, "Burning Down the House" (Speaking In Tongues)
Joy Division, "Disorder" (Unknown Pleasures)
PJ Harvey, "Rid of Me" (Rid of Me)
Beastie Boys, "Jimmy James" (Check Your Head)
Talking Heads, "Burning Down the House" (Speaking In Tongues)
Reposted by Phil West
Pura Vida since Day 1. 🇨🇷
Thank you, Julio, for helping Grow the Legend.
Thank you, Julio, for helping Grow the Legend.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Pura Vida since Day 1. 🇨🇷
Thank you, Julio, for helping Grow the Legend.
Thank you, Julio, for helping Grow the Legend.
Austin FC roster news dropped!
Options declined on Cascante, Rubio, and Farkarlun
Ilie has new contract through 2026 with a 27 option
Club exercises options on Cleveland, Hines-Ike, Pereira, Thomas
Analysis forthcoming at Verde All Day
Options declined on Cascante, Rubio, and Farkarlun
Ilie has new contract through 2026 with a 27 option
Club exercises options on Cleveland, Hines-Ike, Pereira, Thomas
Analysis forthcoming at Verde All Day
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Austin FC roster news dropped!
Options declined on Cascante, Rubio, and Farkarlun
Ilie has new contract through 2026 with a 27 option
Club exercises options on Cleveland, Hines-Ike, Pereira, Thomas
Analysis forthcoming at Verde All Day
Options declined on Cascante, Rubio, and Farkarlun
Ilie has new contract through 2026 with a 27 option
Club exercises options on Cleveland, Hines-Ike, Pereira, Thomas
Analysis forthcoming at Verde All Day
Reposted by Phil West
Me, Whitecaps fan, hopeful, dying
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Me, Whitecaps fan, hopeful, dying
Reposted by Phil West
🚨 GOALKEEPER ASSIST IN THE MLS PLAYOFFS!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
🚨 GOALKEEPER ASSIST IN THE MLS PLAYOFFS!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!!!
My Sambas did not survive this Austin FC Media Cup
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
My Sambas did not survive this Austin FC Media Cup
We survived another Austin FC Media Cup!
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We survived another Austin FC Media Cup!
We liked some things about the schedule MLS handed Austin FC in 2026 ... and we disliked some things about it. (At San Diego on a WEDNESDAY?)
Here's the analysis:
verdeallday.com/2026-austin-...
Here's the analysis:
verdeallday.com/2026-austin-...
The three best and three worst things about the 2026 Austin FC schedule
We all learned some things about the 2026 Austin FC schedule on Thursday. There are still some big questions for MLS to answer about tournaments.
verdeallday.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We liked some things about the schedule MLS handed Austin FC in 2026 ... and we disliked some things about it. (At San Diego on a WEDNESDAY?)
Here's the analysis:
verdeallday.com/2026-austin-...
Here's the analysis:
verdeallday.com/2026-austin-...
India’s gonna have a ton of electoral votes at stake!
Legal roadblocks have sprung up in Texas, Utah and India amid efforts to change maps to favor GOP candidates.
Donald Trump’s Redistricting Gamble is Backfiring
www.newsweek.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
India’s gonna have a ton of electoral votes at stake!
2026 MLS schedules are out!
Austin FC highlights:
Home opener (opening weekend again) against Minnesota (again)
Eastern Conference matchups include DC United, Philly, and Nashville at home; Inter Miami CF (at new stadium), Charlotte, and Toronto away (with those in the March 7-April 18 zone)
Austin FC highlights:
Home opener (opening weekend again) against Minnesota (again)
Eastern Conference matchups include DC United, Philly, and Nashville at home; Inter Miami CF (at new stadium), Charlotte, and Toronto away (with those in the March 7-April 18 zone)
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
2026 MLS schedules are out!
Austin FC highlights:
Home opener (opening weekend again) against Minnesota (again)
Eastern Conference matchups include DC United, Philly, and Nashville at home; Inter Miami CF (at new stadium), Charlotte, and Toronto away (with those in the March 7-April 18 zone)
Austin FC highlights:
Home opener (opening weekend again) against Minnesota (again)
Eastern Conference matchups include DC United, Philly, and Nashville at home; Inter Miami CF (at new stadium), Charlotte, and Toronto away (with those in the March 7-April 18 zone)
My immediate thought here is that a preseason Coachella in June is decidedly less appealing than a preseason Coachella in February
As part of the shift, the 2027–28 MLS regular season will kick off in mid-to-late July 2027 and conclude with the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in May 2028.
MLS will observe a midwinter break from mid-December through early February, with no league matches scheduled in January.
MLS will observe a midwinter break from mid-December through early February, with no league matches scheduled in January.
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My immediate thought here is that a preseason Coachella in June is decidedly less appealing than a preseason Coachella in February
Wondering where he lands on the “Die Hard is a Christmas movie” debate
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Wondering where he lands on the “Die Hard is a Christmas movie” debate
Uzuni and Rigoni: Austin FC designated players whose last names end with an "i" and hail from a country starting with "a" ... but they might have more in common than that:
verdeallday.com/comparing-my...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Uzuni and Rigoni: Austin FC designated players whose last names end with an "i" and hail from a country starting with "a" ... but they might have more in common than that:
verdeallday.com/comparing-my...
verdeallday.com/comparing-my...
Reminder to Austin FC fans that this survey's still going: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2025 End-of-Season Survey
We're taking the pulse of MLS fans following the 2025 Major League Soccer season. Answer the multiple choice questions below, and fill out the open response sections if so inclined.
Your answer in Se...
docs.google.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Reminder to Austin FC fans that this survey's still going: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Last chance to get a $24 sandwich in stadium from a place three minutes from my house IRL
November 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Last chance to get a $24 sandwich in stadium from a place three minutes from my house IRL
Bukari’s ankle didn't make it after all. Robert Taylor starts at RW; Obrian could theoretically spell him
November 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Bukari’s ankle didn't make it after all. Robert Taylor starts at RW; Obrian could theoretically spell him
Some interesting numbers coming out of the first matches of the 2025 MLS playoffs first round ...
verdeallday.com/numbers-pred...
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Numbers and predictions: Assessing the MLS playoffs as they stand
Which playoff matchups will advance to a third and deciding game? And why does one of them involve Will Bruin?
verdeallday.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Some interesting numbers coming out of the first matches of the 2025 MLS playoffs first round ...
verdeallday.com/numbers-pred...
verdeallday.com/numbers-pred...
Meanwhile, your terrors are manifesting
October 30, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Meanwhile, your terrors are manifesting