Soccer, like the metric system, is full of merit and is immensely popular abroad. Witness a global phenomenon without needing a ruler thanks to today’s Groupon: for $15, you get two adult tickets to an Austin Aztex FC soccer game (a $30 value). Visitors will receive tickets for general-admission seating—claimed on a first-come, first-served basis—while enjoying the unobstructed views of the 6,500-person-capacity House Park. There is no purchase limit, so Groupon holders may attend both games and buy multiple Groupons as gifts. Choose from the following games:
- Puerto Rico Islanders on Saturday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m.
- Portland Timbers on Wednesday, June 9, at 7:30 p.m.
The first major professional sports franchise in Austin, the Austin Aztex FC (football club) is currently off to a hot start in the USL Conference of the USSF D-2 Pro League. Led by forward Edward Johnson, who tallied five goals in the first seven games this season, the Aztex boast one of the most potent offenses in the division. Besides serving up thrilling athletic action that entertains families and short-armed kangaroos alike with dexterous footwork, the Austin Aztex will also pique fans' appetites for the footballing feast of the World Cup. Fans can choose from two different games, leaving their schedule flexible in case of surprise visits from long-lost siblings needing a blood transfusion.
Soccer is so significant because of its poetic simplicity: no hoops, pads, sticks, or T-shirt guns that blast out shaving cream. No other sport combines the acrobatics of Cirque du Soleil with the raw physicality of golf. Revel in the unadulterated thrill of things bouncing off heads and the exhilaration of being unable to use your hands with today’s Groupon to the Austin Aztex FC.
Groupon Says
Soccer Primer
A recent study published in the Modern American Soccer Journal reports that while soccer’s popularity in the United States has dramatically increased in the last 20 years, it is still less popular here than in the rest of the world. The sport’s devotees, who understand its true beauty, will do anything to educate Americans until soccer’s popularity in the States is greater than anywhere else in the world. Anything! To that end, they’ve prepared a crash course on soccer-fan etiquette for those new to the world’s greatest sport:
- Keep in mind that soccer bats are not wooden sticks—instead players use their legs at bats.
- While cowboy boots are not explicitly banned, you should refrain from wearing spurs.
- Consider leaving smaller pets (hamster or cockatoo) inside your purse or pockets.
- Be considerate of others. Shave your forearms.
- Bring enough butter to share with everyone.
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