Show notes for the December 1, 2020 episode of the Capital City Soccer Show, your independent source for news, analysis and interviews about Austin FC, hosted by Landon Cotham and Jeremiah Bentley.

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SWOONTOWER SOCCER: LA Galaxy Spotlight & Sears Portrait Studio – Moontower Soccer: An Austin FC Podcast

*DISCLAIMER*If you are looking for a typical Moontower show, please go forward or back one episode! This is a mix of guest insights on tactics and national narrative ahead of facing LA Galaxy and the wholesome content about our good good boys that you're used to with Swoontower!In preparation for Saturday's match against the LA Galaxy, the Crugnolas sat down with podcaster/writer/teacher Michelle Huitink. She has her own show, Simply Soccer, as well as working with laisourhouse.com to copyedit written content as well.Check out the episode to hear Michelle's thoughts on:  LA Galaxy's recent run of formWhether she feels the national discourse around the team is accurate What the keys to a successful season are Who the most important players on the team are What the local narrative is around The Galaxy and more, including a brief history of the rise and fall of The Galaxy's MLS legacyFollow Michelle's work, and of course, stay tuned for more Swoontower content, including:Houston Match MoodsEmi Rigoni's game-winning goal cellyA DEEP ANALYSIS OF THE PICTURE (this one!)Social Media StandoutsThe Man of Steph's JerseyAnd so much more!Support the Show.

Guarani Falls

Club Guarani fell to Gremio in the opening leg of the round of 16 in Copa Libertadores. They now face an uphill battle to advance with the second leg being on the road.

MLS Playoffs Continue

An exciting MLS playoff tournament continued with New England winning their third straight match while Nashville’s run ended in a loss to Columbus.

International Player Rumors

.Landon and Jeremiah dissect some rumored international players who may be candidates for MLS, and possibly Austin FC. They range from Aron Johnannsson to Mesut Ozil to a pair of Mexican national team players closer to home – Paul Aguilar and Miguel Layun, who we previously discussed during our interview with Tom Marshall. Layun was also featured in a Los Verdes blog post by Sergio Tristan about Mexican national team players who could be a good fit for Austin.

MLS Offseason Calendar

The MLS offseason calendar is out. In addition to the expansion draft, Austin FC will have several opportunities to add players. We talk through a few potential scenarios and what fans might expect from each step along the way.

Austin FC Salary Budget

In response to a question from a fan, Landon covers how much Austin will have to spend on players along with some of the quirks related to DPs and other player designations.

On the Next Episode

Landon & Jeremiah will be back next week with the latest in Austin FC news and updates along with discussion of the community work being done by Austin Soccer Foundation and Soccer Assist. In the meantime, check out Troy Bryant’s overview of Austin FC’s assistant coaches on CapitalCitySoccer.com.