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‘Best man of hype’: Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey draws crowds ahead of Austin FC home opener (VIDEO)

McConaughey, who is a co-owner of New Boys in Major League Soccer, was dressed in a green suit to match Austin’s colors and made sure there was room only before the kick off. Saturday dispatch as he sang supporters with the help of his trusty bongo drum.

Austin FC, the last expansion team to be added to MLS, began life in the league with eight successive away games in which they scored two wins, two draws and four losses, but were finally ready to welcome fans to their state – the state-of-the-art Q2 stadium in downtown Austin – and it looked like each of the 20,500 fans crammed into the new arena were only too happy to answer the call for action. pre-game action from McConaughey.

McConaughey’s choice of musical instrument was interesting, given the now infamous story of the actor’s arrest two decades ago in the Austin neighborhood of Tarrytown when he was spotted by police in her home playing her bare bongo.

The actor has been a constant presence for much of Austin FC’s brief existence to this day, and has even traveled with the team on the road to a previous game where he thrilled the crowd using the “Breast punch” popularized by his character in the Martin Scorcese. movie ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’.

« Matthew McConaughey is the best hype in all of sportsOne fan said online after witnessing the actor’s attempts to literally garner crowd support.

« Glad he’s wearing clothes! Another added, referring to the legend of his naked bongo playing arrest in 1999.

As for the game itself, the action on the pitch didn’t quite match the pre-game pageantry, as Austin’s home debut saw them play a scoreless draw with the San Jose earthquakes, which means the team – and their most famous fan – could have tried other tactics to get the crowd excited ahead of future testing.

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