MARIETTA, Ga. — Atlanta United fullback Mikey Ambrose injured his right meniscus in training last Friday and will miss three-to-five weeks, the club announced Tuesday. Ambrose tore the same tendon last August and missed the remainder of the Five Stripes’ season. A club official calls the new injury a “slight tear.” Forward Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez resumed training […]
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MARIETTA, Ga. — Atlanta United broke out a 4-3-3 formation in its 2-0 loss at the Columbus Crew over the weekend. While there were defensive issues, and a complete assessment of the tactics were impossible due to the weather conditions, the Five Stripes believe they are progressing in the attack. “I think you can take […]
MARIETTA, Ga. — Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez, Atlanta United’s blockbuster January signing, is out for Saturday’s match in Columbus with a “minor” hamstring injury, coach Frank de Boer told reporters after training Thursday. Martínez picked up the injury while playing with the Argentina national team in a friendly against Venezuela on March 22. Martínez was seen […]
ATLANTA — Six Atlanta United players earned national team call-ups for the March FIFA international window. Gonzalo “Pity” Martínez, Josef Martínez and Héctor “Tito” Villalba joined the Argentina, Venezuela and Paraguay senior squads, respectively. Ezequiel Barco departed for the Argentina under-20 team. Andrew Carleton appeared with the United States U-20s, and Miles Robinson made his debut with […]
MARIETTA, Ga. — Atlanta United, minus the players called up to their respective national teams for this FIFA international window, returned to work at the Children’s Healthcare Training Ground Wednesday after two deserved off days. The Five Stripes played to a 1-1 draw against the Philadelphia Union Sunday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, completing a seven-games-in-24-days opening […]
ATLANTA — Mired in a season-opening rut defined by poor results and lifeless play, Atlanta United made a change in its Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Monterrey. Frank de Boer shelved his possession-obsessed 3-4-3 in favor of a couple of different looks and a more direct, aggressive approach. The Five Stripes’ dream of […]
For Atlanta United FC, the mission — win trophies — remains the same, but the Five Stripes will have to do that in their third year without manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino and midfielder Miguel Almirón. After two years on the job, the Argentine tactician left Atlanta to be the boss of the Mexican national team. […]
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, […]
The 2018 South American Footballer of the Year landed in Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport around 5:30 a.m. Monday morning, essentially confirming what had been rumored for months. Gonzalo “Pity” Nicolás Martínez wasn’t coming to Atlanta to watch the Super Bowl, or to see the Atlanta Aquarium, or to experience the glory of one of the […]
Atlanta United FC opened training camp today in Marietta, Ga., and despite all the rumors and reports of silly season, a familiar face returned. Among the many players who arrived at the club’s training grounds Monday was Miguel Almiron. A two-time Major League Soccer Best XI selection, it has long been rumored Almiron will be […]