MLS 2021: Austin FC built in pandemic and ready to play
FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2021, file photo, dignitaries gather for a ribbon-cutting at Austin FC's new stadium under construction which has been named Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. Austin FC is MLS's newest expansion team and had to build the $260-million facility and a team roster amid the global pandemic. Austin FC opens the 2021 season Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Los Angeles FC. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2021, file photo, dignitaries gather for a ribbon-cutting at Austin FC's new stadium under construction which has been named Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. Austin FC is MLS's newest expansion team and had to build the $260-million facility and a team roster amid the global pandemic. Austin FC opens the 2021 season Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Los Angeles FC. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Apr. 16, 2021 02:01 AM EDT
FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2021, file photo, Q2 Holdings Inc. CEO Matt Flake, left, and Austin FC majority owner Anthony Precourt, right, take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony as the team's new stadium is named Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. Austin FC is MLS's newest expansion team and had to build the $260-million facility and a team roster amid the global pandemic. Austin FC opens the 2021 season Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Los Angeles FC. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2021, file photo, Q2 Holdings Inc. CEO Matt Flake, left, and Austin FC majority owner Anthony Precourt, right, take part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony as the team's new stadium is named Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. Austin FC is MLS's newest expansion team and had to build the $260-million facility and a team roster amid the global pandemic. Austin FC opens the 2021 season Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Los Angeles FC. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Apr. 16, 2021 02:00 AM EDT