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Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Preparations continue in Tampa Bay Following Wednesday’s victory in a two hour battle with CF Montreal, the Five Stripes pick up where they left off against their preseason hosts, the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The second closed-door friendly in a row is also the last of the preseason slate to be live streamed, and will be … [Read more...] about 2024 Preseason Match Thread: Atlanta United vs Tampa Bay Rowdies

Photo by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Five Stripes in the Classic City With preseason now well underway, Atlanta United’s focus shifts to their second friendly match of the year in their second ever visit to Athens, Georgia as they take on Memphis 901 FC of the second division USL Championship. A sold out crowd at the 1,700 seat Turner Soccer … [Read more...] about 2024 Preseason Match Thread: Atlanta United vs Memphis 901 FC

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Atlanta gets the news it’s been waiting for. Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta will play host to one of the 2 semifinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on July 15, 2026, soccer’s governing body announced during a televised event on Sunday. Atlanta learned it’d be a World Cup host city in June 2022, the biggest event yet for a region that … [Read more...] about Atlanta named 2026 World Cup semifinal host; 7 other matches to be staged at MBS

Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Time for a state of the blog address First, I think it’s worth acknowledging that Atlanta United has some of the absolute best fans in the world. And that’s not blowing smoke; the passion, the numbers, the drive, they’re all present at matches, events, and everything in between. Dirty South Soccer has been through it all, since the very … [Read more...] about What’s Happening With Dirty South Soccer?