ATLANTA — When the Portland Timbers went to the locker room for halftime of MLS Cup, they carried a sense of belief that the magic from their previous postseason triumphs would provide another set of memorable moments. “The message was to keep doing what we’re doing and that we’ve been there before,” Timbers right back […]
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Orlando City has traded Brazilian left back/midfielder Victor ‘PC’ Giro to the Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for the Whitecaps’ natural third-round pick in the 2019 SuperDraft. PC, who was signed to a four-year contract from the Tampa Bay Rowdies before the start of the 2017 season, played in eight league matches (five starts) for Orlando […]
Orlando City has acquired FC Dallas forward Tesho Akindele in exchange for $100,000 of Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) in 2019 and $50,000 of General Allocation Money (GAM) in 2020. Akindele is a reinforcement in the attack for Orlando City after the team struggled to generate goals outside of star striker Dom Dwyer. Akindele, a Calgary, […]
ATLANTA — Second-year Portland Timbers forward Jeremy Ebobisse emoted frustration and disappointment as he stood next to his locker following his team’s 2-0 MLS Cup defeat to Atlanta United. Ebobisse was on the wrong end of two key moments at the end of the first half. He turned the ball over on a play that […]
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 Portland Timbers weren’t happy with the pair of goals they conceded during MLS Cup for a variety of reasons. But the one resounding thought in the visitors’ locker room after the 2-0 loss to Atlanta United was that they were done in by officiating calls. The opening tally netted by Josef Martinez in […]
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 — The atmosphere inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium made the 2018 MLS Cup feel like a bigger event than ever before. And it was. The announced attendance of 73,019, which broke the club’s record and the league’s overall mark, took the MLS championship match into another stratosphere that will be tough to match. While the majority […]
HARRISON, N.J. — No New York Red Bulls player would use the word “root,” but it was clear an Atlanta United MLS Cup would prove beneficial to them. When the Five Stripes defeated the Portland Timbers 2-0 Saturday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, they lifted MLS Cup in front of an announced 73,000 fans and the Red Bulls […]
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MLS offseason calendar: Decision Day 2018 to Opening Day 2019
The 2018 Major League Soccer season came to an end Saturday, when Atlanta United beat the Portland Timbers 2-0 to hoist the MLS Cup. Now, planning for the 2019 season begins immediately. Here are some of the key postseason and preseason dates leading to the start of the 2019 MLS season. Please check back often for […]