[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”486″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] ATLANTA — It’s ring season. Three months after their Major League Soccer Cup win over the Portland Timbers, Atlanta United players received championship jewelry at the team’s training ground in Marietta, Ga. Atlanta United Club president Darren Eales handed out the rings, as well […]
Tag: 2018 MLS Cup playoffs
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”453″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] ATLANTA — When referee Alan Kelly blew the final whistle after 90 minutes and five added minutes of stoppage time Saturday, a hoard of people in red and black rushed in from the sideline to celebrate with the 11 Atlanta United FC players on […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”454″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] ATLANTA — Julian Gressel sang along to every song. Hector “Tito” Villalba acquired a drum. Jeff Larentowicz and Chris McCann solicited beers from fans. Michael Parkhurst cursed. Darren Eales quoted Andre 3000. Atlanta United FC celebrated its Major League Soccer Cup victory Monday, parading […]
ATLANTA – It was odd that Andrew Carleton was not in Atlanta United FC’s locker room last night as the club celebrated its Major League Soccer Cup victory. Carleton, 18, is a native of nearby Powder Springs, Ga., and was the club’s first homegrown signing. On Saturday night in the locker room, Pro Soccer USA […]
ATLANTA — The days leading to Atlanta United’s MLS Cup final victory over the Portland Timbers were filled with anticipation. Atlanta United had already pulverized league attendance records. How big would the MLS Cup final be? The crowd in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the number of credentialed media in town, the stadium, the broadcast and everything else surrounding […]
ATLANTA — The Kings of the South are now the kings of Major League Soccer. Take all of Atlanta’s sports tropes and blunders, put them in a bag and throw it out. None of that matters anymore. Every bad loss erased. Every sports sin forgiven. Every ghost vanquished. Atlanta United FC, in its second season […]
ATLANTA — If you ask Leandro Gonzalez-Pirez how Saturday’s Major League Soccer Cup Final will go, he’ll tell you his team’s opponent, the Portland Timbers, will likely sit back and welcome Atlanta United’s attack. The Argentine centerback doesn’t believe the Timbers will bunker down and just clear everything. That’s no way to win in a […]
ATLANTA — Brad Friedel has had a long and decorated career in soccer. The Lakewood, Ohio, native played in three World Cups and two Olympics, manning the goal for the U.S. men’s national team. He’s played for clubs in Major League Soccer, in Turkey and in the Premier League, where he had 454 caps in […]
MARIETTA, Ga. — It’s easy to say now, looking at where the Portland Timbers and Atlanta United FC are, that Darlington Nagbe would’ve played on Major League Soccer’s biggest stage regardless of which kit he wore in 2018. “We’ve been joking with him this week,” Nagbe’s Atlanta teammate Greg Garza said. “He probably could have […]
The New York Cosmos saw unprecedented success in their reboot, winning three North American Soccer League titles and playing in the championship match four times before the league closed shop ahead of the 2018 season. Off the field, chaos reigned. There were ownership changes, financial woes and uncertainty of the club’s future existence. But through […]