The Aztexan

• Pulis impressed by aztex — Why Delilah
  

  Pulis, who coached for America's national youth development programme for a short spell when between jobs earlier in his managerial career, says there is a bottomless pit of potential talent because so many youngsters are playing football in the States.
  
  "No-one is making any promises," he says, "but this is clearly an area of the world that's worth keeping a very close eye on.
  
  "And we are in the very fortunate position of having two Stokies at the heart of what's going on."



• Central Texas'most powerful sports figures — Austin American-Statesman
  

  20. Phil Rawlins
  
  Sphere of influence: Soccer
  
  Title: Owner, Austin Aztex soccer club
  
  Why he's No. 20: Rawlins is the new soccer wonderboy locally. He's the minority owner of the English soccer club Stoke City, which recently moved up to the prestigious English Premier League for the first time in 23 years. While he's fairly new to the area, having moved here just four years ago, he has quickly become a major player in the soccer world.

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// posted by Chris @ 9:06 AM