AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ capital city finally has a major league sports franchise to call its own. Austin FC is the latest expansion team in Major League Soccer and it opens its inaugural season Saturday night against Los Angeles FC. Getting to this point meant building a $260 million stadium and a roster of players amid a pandemic that made both things more challenging than anyone saw coming when the franchise launched in 2019. League Commissioner Don Garber says the team has “overdelivered” in its efforts.
