Goals. Penalty kicks. Scuffles. Yellow cards. A red card. Reversed calls. Unfortunate injuries. Twelve minutes of added time. A pregame appearance from rapper T-Pain. And security guards chasing down a fan that ran onto the pitch. Sunday night’s matchup between Atlanta United FC and the New York Red Bulls had a little bit of everything. […]
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Atlanta United F.C. announced Saturday night it signed goalkeeper Paul Christensen to another short-term, four-day contract. The move points to the 22-year-old potentially starting in goal for the Five Stripes against Orlando City SC on Sunday, which would be the first start of his young career in Major League Soccer. Atlanta signed Christensen to his […]
Atlanta United F.C. fans may see Héctor “Tito” Villalba return to the pitch at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday. After not practicing with the team Tuesday and Wednesday, Villalba returned to training Thursday. He’s officially listed as questionable by the club for Saturday’s game against the Montreal Impact, but manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino said this week […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”125″ 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″] With stoppage time ticking away, Atlanta United F.C.’s Julian Gressel charged up the right side of the field and launched in a low cross to Josef Martínez. The ball was well-played by Gressel, and if the Five Stripes were playing against even an average […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”56″ 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 — An early foul in the box led to a penalty and red card. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time became an own goal. A lapse in defending gave Miguel Almirón and Josef Martínez a chance to expose the opposition’s […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”49″ 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″] When Atlanta United FC players entered the locker room Sunday before taking on D.C. United, there was a board in the room with one word written on it – commitment. Gerardo “Tata” Martino wanted to see how his team reacted to that. After a […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”31″ 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″] To say Atlanta United FC was humbled by the Houston Dynamo on Saturday would be too kind. Saying the Dynamo dominated, destroyed and crushed the Five Stripes would be harsh, but correct. In an outcome that few, if any, expected, Houston sprinted out to […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”20″ 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″] In its first Major League Soccer season, Atlanta United FC burst onto the scene at 100 mph with a high-powered offense orchestrated by Gerardo “Tata” Martino. Fans poured into Bobby Dodd Stadium at Georgia Tech during the first half of the season, and even […]