MARIETTA, Ga. — If Atlanta United F.C. fell to the Colorado Rapids this weekend — surely a worst-case scenario for the club chasing the Supporters Shield — it wouldn’t be because the players were distracted. As rumors swirl about Atlanta head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s fate with the club, two locker room leaders say players […]
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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. […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”193″ 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″] Miles Robinson made the second start of his Major League Soccer career Sunday, slotting in at fullback for Atlanta United F.C. in a 2-1 win over Orlando City SC. Robinson, 21, was the No. 2 overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft in 2017 but […]
The Chicago Fire have struggled a bit in the early portion of this Major League Soccer season, tallying just two wins over seven games. But Atlanta United F.C. players know they can’t overlook the Fire, especially if Bastian Schweinsteiger is on the field. “He’s been their guy and their distributor their last few games. He’s […]
Gerardo “Tata” Martino is a San Antonio Spurs fan, apparently. The Atlanta United F.C. manager had some fun with the media Thursday when asked about the fitness of 34-year-old Michael Parkhurst. The team’s captain has played in all seven games this season, logging 591 minutes, and even has an assist to his name. As the […]
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 […]
Atlanta United F.C. fans received confirmation Friday that Andrew Carleton, one of the club’s young homegrown stars, will play with United Soccer League affiliate ATL UTD 2 on Saturday. The USL side’s Twitter account posted a photo of Carleton at 12:30 p.m. Friday saying, “That feeling when you make your ATL UTD 2 debut tomorrow.” […]
[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″] Ezequiel Barco made his long-awaited Major League Soccer debut Sunday, stepping onto the pitch in the 69th minute for Kevin Kratz. It was the first time the $15 million man suited up for Atlanta United F.C. in a regular-season match since the Five Stripes acquired […]
[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 […]