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McConaughey’s Latest Role: Turning Soccer Into a Hit in Austin
- Texas city’s new Major League Soccer team begins first season
- Actor is a backer of the team and its ‘minister of culture’
Matthew McConaughey, the actor known for his Texas drawl and roles in “True Detective” and “Dallas Buyers Club,” has a new calling: minister of culture for a professional soccer team.
The 51-year-old is one of the owners of the Austin FC, a new Major League Soccer team. The squad begins its inaugural season on April 17, and McConaughey sees it as his job to bring the DNA of Austin, Texas, into every game.