“I think Liverpool FC is about more than just wins and losses. It’s about creating that culture of unity and making everybody better - bringing all of the fans together in unity. That’s what I’m trying to do with BuildSoccer.”
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“BuildSoccer is a nonprofit that I started to develop a youth soccer park in south Austin. We don’t have facilities down here. We have 20 acres of a hayfield that has two fields on it right now. Just striped fields - there’s not much more to it. There’s no shade. There’s no bathrooms. I looked at that space and realized what it could be. So I assembled a team, got a long-term lease, and we have a plan to build out a lighted, new soccer park with six fields. We just need $5 million in funding to get it done.
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“I’m trying to create a space where people want to be there, they want to stay there, and they want to hang out and do that bonding. I actually envisioned the concession building having TVs and a bunch of picnic tables and I envision watching Premier Leagu...