Emergency Podcast! (An Austin FC Podcast)

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss the difference between denim and chambray and how it applies to Austin FC interim head coach Davy Arnaud, go over the most recent pair of home draws and delve into the post-match locker room weirdness following Wednesday's match against the Rapids, explore what that might mean going forward for team unity and its playoff chances, talk about Sunday's doubleheader involving the first team in Vancouver the second team trying to clinch home field advantage throughout the playoffs at Parmer Field against the Rapids 2, and then plunge into the concept of High-Value Games and how those could impact Verde down the stretch.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Phil's Saturday night plans (missing a rare home match, but for two years running now, it's been the San Jose match), get into the Chris Applewhite signing, talk about Khaled El-Ahmad's best moves as Minnesota United FC sporting director, talk about what September looks like for Austin FC and teams in the West above them, and close out with what the VerDos playoffs might look like.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Austin FC's exit from the Leagues Cup, taking the loss against Toluca and the Phase One performance together. They then get into the exits of Jayden Nelson, CJ Fodrey, and Owen Wolff, discuss the introductory press conference for new chief soccer officer Khaled El-Ahmad, reveal some of their wishes for the new collaborative era promised, and then get into Saturday night's match against Portland Timbers FC, including which hard-living rock band on the road the players should emulate.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss their other favorite team starting with A as it began its season, pivot to Austin FC's concerning home loss and encouraging road win (with a heavily rotated lineup), delve into recent Jayden Nelson quotes that may or may not reveal some Verde inner workings, look ahead to the match against Philadelphia, plunge into table math (inspired by some Davy Arnaud observations) to ponder whether Austin can make the playoffs, and expound on the report that Khaled El-Ahmed is Austin FC's new sporting director. They close by sharing how you can celebrate Pride with the Verde faithful and pull back the curtain ever slightly on the tifo that will go up to start that match.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West compare notes on the allergies they're experiencing, relive Austin FC's PK win over Club América to advance to the Leagues Cup quarterfinal, explore what the path to the final might look like (which could pit Austin against Chicago, Monterrey, América again, or Columbus), get into Sunday night's match against FC Dallas and the next three league matches, and sprinkle in some Community Shield updates as they happened. They also get into the possible impending new Austin FC sporting director announcement (and what's tipping them off), the possible contract extension for Christian Ramírez, and where CJ Fodrey's fortunes might lie.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss the huge Thursday night Leagues Cup match between Austin FC and Club América, including Moisés' theories on why Verde will best Las Águilas (which includes some rotation mismanagement and the brand of hubris that took down Monterrey and Pumas in 2024). They also talk about Andy Loughnane being elevated to CEO and what it might mean for the ongoing sporting director search, as well as what the club should do to retain Christian Ramírez. They also contemplate the new purple (or, to be more on brand, violet) third kits.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Austin FC's Leagues Cup win over Club Tijuana (and what Verdisimo was doing just hanging out near the mixed zone where players were walking through), Jon Gallagher's goal celebration (and difficult few weeks leading up to it), and how Leagues Cup competition is shaking out (and how Verde might fare in it). They then get into interim head coach Davy Arnaud's new playing style and what the numbers he suggested we look at (indirectly) are saying about how well it's working, and explore some comments he made about Brandon Vázquez's current goalscoring struggles.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss the metastasizing MLS back-of-the-jersey sponsor trend, celebrate the elevation of Jorge Alastuey to the first team (and project how he'll fit in), analyze quotes from Davy Arnaud and Besard Šabović at the Thursday press conference ahead of Saturday night's match with the Rapids, predict how that match will go and whether Austin FC can make it into the 2026 postseason, and ponder this new edition of Leagues Cup arriving this coming week.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss the possible departure of two of Austin FC's U22 Initiative players (including one with arguably the best fan-generated nickname), resume with Part Two of the Ilie Sánchez interview, hand out a series of awards (the Eppies) to World Cup participants, discuss the win over Seattle, preview the match against Houston, and briefly discuss the recent troubling news involving Austin FC Academy players, before providing a watch option for fans not making the trip. (And for those of you making the trip, Emergency Podcast wishes you safe travels!)

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West talk about the Houston Dynamo's new back-of-the-jersey sponsor (and can't stop laughing), then segue into the first half of Moisés' interview with Austin FC captain Ilie Sánchez, before diving into their thoughts on Austin FC's open practice, Monday's media availability with interim head coach Davy Arnaud ahead of Wednesday night's match with Seattle, their expectations for the rest of the season (including Phil breaking out the dreaded "mathematically possible" unofficial show motto), Davy Arnaud's future, and close with one possible way to watch Saturday's match in Space City.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss the use of "Can I Kick It?" in the MLS marketing campaign (and whether they're making good choices), takeaways from the World Cup quarterfinals (including judgment about Belgium coach Rudi Garcia's choice in pens and what might make for a better writing instrument), what they're happiest and most bummed out about heading into the semifinals, FIFA floating having 64 teams in 2030, the Austin FC II 15-match unbeaten streak coming to an end, whether Jorge Alastuey can succeed in MLS, whether Austin FC should gun for a playoff place or play the kids (and whether that's mutually exclusive), what to expect over the next few weeks (starting with Saturday's open practice), and whether Moisés and Phil will wear shirts with each other's faces on them.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss the United States' exit from the World Cup and the Folarin Balogun red card controversy that altered the karma around the team, pour one out for Canada and Mexico, made some hopeful guesses about Tuesday's matches, shared thoughts about the France-Morocco matchup, and then moved on to Austin FC news, including the departure of Dani Pereira, the arrival of Przemysław Płacheta, and the ongoing success of Austin FC II.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Phil's trip to ABGB to see drag bingo segue a little clunkily into the U.S.-Türkiye match, reactions to the 2026 World Cup group stages, regrets that Facundo Torres and Osman Bukari aren't playing in it (with some schadenfreude sent Uruguay's way), predictions for the rest of the tournament, and a lively discussion of their favorite jerseys of the tournament (with complete convergence on the No. 1 choice and some distinct divides elsewhere).

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss what's transpired in the World Cup to date, sharing their love for a few specific underdogs, marveling at the performances of the host nations, decrying what FIFA and advertisers have done to hydration breaks, diving into the origin story of the Curaçao national anthem, and contemplating whether another France-Argentina final is inevitable. They also delve into a bit of Austin FC news, including the rumor that Dani Pereira was headed to CF Montréal before the deal fell through, and the annoucement that Verde will be playing three friendlies ahead of the July 22 restart against Seattle.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West celebrate Jayden Nelson's selection to Canada's World Cup squad (finally), before getting into Tuesday's introductory press conference with Jim Curtin. They discuss the "non-negotiables" Curtin wants the team to operate with, sort through the role that interim head coach Davy Arnaud will have prior to Curtin arriving in December, and speculate on the sporting director hiring process, before wrapping up with a brief tour of World Cup viewing locations in Austin.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss Arsenal's trials in the Champions League final and Los Verdes' triumph at the Icarus Cup, before getting into how Phil will be editing this episode en route from Austin to New York City, Phil's depressing but edifying series on the 31 goals Austin FC has let in so far in 2026, the second chance that Jayden Nelson may have representing Canada at the 2026 World Cup, Moisés' and Phil's picks to win the World Cup, some discourse on the U.S.'s chances in the tournmament, the best World Cup song maybe ever (and it's from Scotland), and a description of the new third kit that we believe Austin FC will be releasing in August.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss how Austin FC players were informed about the Rodolfo Borrell and Nico Estévez dismissals (which was just fine), go through the 3,000-word article they wrote on new coaching and sporting director candidates, briefly tease (and we mean tease) the third kit launch, cover Saturday's match against St. Louis City SC (and the attendant watch party), and discuss Myrto Uzuni's crowning-himself goal celebration — is it a nod to his young son or France's famous 19th-century French emperor?

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West get right to it and talk about Austin FC parting ways with head coach Nico Estévez and sporting director Rodolfo Borrell, how Saturday night's press conference question about this feeling like an inflection point turned out to be prescient, what it was like to interact with them, what they think went wrong, some concerning numbers at this stage of the season, and what they hope for the future, including a prediction of a sporting director and coach pairing that would make them both very happy.

On Tuesday, we talked to Matt Doyle (of Soccerwise and Tactics Free Zone and formerly of MLSSoccer.com) to get his thoughts on Austin FC at that (not this) point in the season, as well as discussing this year's surprises so far and his World Cup coverage plans. Note that this interview — which we are sharing here on Sunday morning — happened before Verde's back-to-back losses; context is important.

In this episode, Moisés Chiullán and Phil West discuss an unusual summer job that Fox is offering in connection with the World Cup, get into Verde's painful 5-0 loss to San Diego FC and what we learned from it, discuss the upcoming match against Sporting Kansas City, and applaud Brad Stuver's online campaign to lobby for All-Star votes using advanced metrics.