Dirty South Soccer

Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta United’s head coach met the media following the team’s elimination from the MLS Cup Playoffs. As Atlanta United’s 2023 season ended at the hands of the Columbus Crew on Sunday evening thanks to a 4-2 loss in Game 3 of the 1st round of the MLS Cup Playoffs, Gonzalo Pineda was positive about the season as a whole. That said, … [Read more...] about Pineda reflects on “encouraging” 2023; acknowledges “Achilles’ heel” of leaking goals

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Winner take all in Ohio It’s all come down to this. Atlanta United returns to Columbus tonight for Game Three of the Best-of-Three series against the Crew in a winner take all match to determine the last of the Eastern Conference Semifinalists. The stakes are high for an Atlanta United side that haven’t escaped the first playoff round … [Read more...] about MLS Cup Playoffs Round One Game Three, Atlanta United at Columbus Crew: Match Thread and How to Watch

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports React to the match and rate the players’ performances. Final Whistle Quick Thoughts And that’s a wrap on wild 2023 season. Despite the midseason turnaround, it was painfully obvious that Columbus Crew were just a better soccer team than Atlanta United this season and they proved it. It’s always tough getting knocked out of the … [Read more...] about Columbus Crew 4-2 Atlanta United, 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs: Final Score Thoughts, Rate and React

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports Back to Ohio, but this time with Almada and momentum in tow Atlanta United’s 2023 season all comes down to this. With the Five Stripes and Columbus Crew trading blows in the opening games, Game 3 of this Round 1 clash is left as the one to decide it all. Despite the return to Columbus’ home field, this time around promises to be very … [Read more...] about Columbus Crew vs Atlanta United, 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs: Match Preview

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports We do, too Well, that was fun! Atlanta United returned home and mightily handled business against a stout Columbus Crew squad to force game three back up in Ohio on Sunday. Despite MLS picking this match for a random Tuesday evening at the tail-end of rush hour traffic, and attendance being about 3000 below normal, the Benz was on fire. The … [Read more...] about Xande Silva: My son loves Spiderman