A scene from Gordon Wild’s Instagram story on Saturday night foreshadowed news that came Monday. Wild, a 2018 MLS SuperDraft pick by Atlanta United FC, was out with some teammates at a TopGolf that night. He took a photo of Romario Williams swinging away at a ball, but Williams was wearing a boot around his […]
Tag: 2018 MLS Cup playoffs
Just in time for the Eastern Conference finals of the Major League Soccer Cup playoffs, Atlanta United FC is getting healthy. Coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said Friday at the club’s training grounds in Marietta, Ga., that Jeff Larentowicz, Andrew Carleton and Brandon Vazquez were set to return to training that day. Larentowicz, 35, had been dealing […]
Sporting Kansas City used a last-second Daniel Salloi to seal its 4-2 win Sunday against Real Salt Lake. Moving forward on aggregate, Kansas City will play in its first Western Conference Finals since 2013. Here are three things we learned from Sunday’s thriller: Felipe Gutierrez is the lifeblood Kansas City’s four-goal offense truly ran through […]
ATLANTA — It’s easy to say now, in hindsight, but Atlanta United FC may not have beaten New York City FC in the Eastern Conference semifinals were it not for the play of Eric Remedi. Not only did the Argentine defensive midfielder help shut down the dynamic attacking tandem of David Villa and Maxi Moralez, […]
ATLANTA — Gerardo “Tata” Martino rarely minces words, even when speaking through an interpreter. The Atlanta United FC manager doesn’t state opinions he doesn’t totally believe in. To garner his praises, a player has to really impress him. So, all the media gathered in his postgame press conference inside a small room on the field […]
ATLANTA — Josef Martinez won the MLS Golden Boot and broke the league’s single season scoring record by tallying 31 goals across 34 contests. But in the last stretch of the season, the Venezuelan striker fell into a bit of a slump. Entering Sunday’s contest, Martinez had scored just three times in his previous nine […]
Alex Muyl scored the first-half goal that calmed nerves around Red Bull Arena and Danny Royer netted a brace in a three-minute span to make things a bit more comfortable in the second half. But just as importantly, the New York Red Bulls needed to make sure they didn’t concede an away goal on Sunday […]
Atlanta United FC midfielder Darlington Nagbe and Columbus Crew SC goalkeeper Zack Steffen were supposed to go to Europe this week to be the United States men’s national team for a pair of friendlies, but they will now be staying home. The national team announced Monday the pair of MLS stars have withdrawn from the […]
ATLANTA — Atlanta United FC entered the second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a one-goal advantage. Against New York City FC on Sunday, the Five Stripes could’ve parked the bus. They could’ve sat back and played conservatively. The could’ve played for a draw and advanced on the aggregate. But that’s not the style […]
Atlanta United beat New York City FC 3-1 (4-1 aggregate) Sunday in the second leg of their Eastern Conference semifinal. Standout forward Josef Martinez gave Atlanta some breathing room with his second goal of the night in the 83rd minute for the two-goal lead. The Five Stripes will advance to the Eastern Conference final to […]