KENNESAW, Ga. — Early in his tenure as head coach of Atlanta United FC, Frank de Boer expressed supreme confidence in his team and its individual talents. So, although the Five Stripes trailed by two goals in the aggregate, he was not shocked to see the Five Stripes completely outplay CS Herediano last Thursday at […]
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KENNESAW, Ga. — Back on Georgia soil, Atlanta United FC looked like a completely different team than the one that took the pitch a week ago in Costa Rica. “Whatever (Atlanta) worked on this week before the match, they executed it perfectly,” CS Herediano head coach Hernán Medford said through a translator. The Five Stripes played fast, […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”464″ 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″] A play in the 71st minute summed up Atlanta United’s night in Costa Rica for the first leg of its first appearance in the Concacaf Champions League. Josef Martinez, the reigning MVP and Golden Boot winner of Major League Soccer, was in a good […]
For winning the Major League Soccer Cup, Atlanta United FC’s players will eventually get championship rings. But on Sunday, one of the club’s most important players put on a different ring. Julian Gressel got married Sunday to Casey Brown in Boca Raton, Fla. They had been dating since college and got engaged a year ago […]
ATLANTA — Atlanta United FC did something it had never done before on Sunday. The club finally beat the New York Red Bulls. With a 3-0 win at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Five Stripes are taking a sizeable advantage into the second leg of the Eastern Conference finals of the Major League Soccer Cup Playoffs. While […]
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 […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”438″ 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″] Entering Decision Day, Atlanta United FC was within reach of making a mark on Major League Soccer’s record books. Atlanta was holding the Sharpie. The page was open. All it had to do was take the cap off and write. The Five Stripes entered […]
ATLANTA — After Atlanta United F.C. beat the Chicago Fire at home Sunday, captain Michael Parkhurst shook the hand of a referee, then glanced at one of the scoreboards in Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The veteran centerback said just one word when he spotted the final score of a game between the New York Red Bulls and […]
ATLANTA — Atlanta United F.C. manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino knows players don’t like watching the game from the sidelines. But his hope is that Ezequiel Barco, one of the Five Stripes’ highest-paid players, will embrace the challenge of coming into a contest late and providing a spark. After Atlanta’s 2-1 win over the New England […]