Major League Soccer has overcome a pair of dubious perceptions in recent years. The “retirement league” reference is beginning to fade, with foreign fans and clubs recognizing an influx of younger talent. Of the last 35 designated players signed to MLS, only Bastian Schweinsteiger of the Chicago Fire was in his 30s, according to Grant […]
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[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”105″ 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″] Stéphane Mbia is in Atlanta. He was seen in the airport on Friday and then attended Atlanta United F.C.’s 5-0 win over LAFC Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mbia was spotted after the game chatting with Atlanta United’s technical director Carlos Bocanegra and director of soccer operations […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”99″ 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″] How would LAFC’s first trip as a team to Atlanta’s Mercedes Benz Stadium gone differently if its defense stopped Julian Gressel and Miguel Almirón? Walker Zimmerman, Laurent Ciman, Carlos Vela and company will have some time to think that over on their four-hour flight […]
The “Barco Watch” continued this week for Atlanta United F.C. fans. At Thursday’s training session, the Five Stripes’ expensive offseason acquisition wasn’t suited up and practicing with the team, but manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino said that Ezequiel Barco could return next week, possibly as early as Tuesday. The 19-year-old Argentinian midfielder has been out since […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”85″ 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″] MINNEAPOLIS — An own goal deflected off Minnesota United captain Francisco Calvo in the opening moments of Saturday’s match proved the only score on a cold night as Atlanta United ground out a road win. Though the temperature again hovered around 20° F at […]
[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=”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″] Atlanta United FC looked like a completely different team on the pitch Sunday compared to last week. The Five Stripes were sharper, quicker and found the back of the net several times. And in front of a record-breaking announced crowd of 72,035, Atlanta United […]
Last Saturday marked the first time in Darlington Nagbe’s Major League Soccer career that he put on a kit other than the Portland Timbers’. The U.S. men’s national team midfielder spent seven seasons in Portland after the team drafted him in 2011, and helped the Timbers win the 2015 MLS Cup. But the Timbers shipped […]
From the age of 10, Andrew Carleton did much of his schooling at home through online classes. Back then — before Atlanta United FC made him the club’s first homegrown signing and fans nicknamed him “The Frosted Orange” because the color of his hair matches The Varsity’s trademark beverage — Carleton took the homeschool route so he […]