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Dennis Schneidler-USA TODAY Sports Hunting for three more points at home Home again at last, Atlanta United kicks off the first of three consecutive matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium tonight with a midweek meeting against New York City FC. The Five Stripes return after picking up a win in Toronto for the first time in club history, but at the expense of an Ezequiel Barco … [Read more...] about Atlanta United vs. NYCFC: Match Thread and How to Watch

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Just when Atlanta thought the win was in the bag, NYCFC scores a 90th minute free kick. Cool. Atlanta United and NYCFC played to a 1-1 draw in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Wednesday, a rather sizable bump in the road for an Atlanta United team that is scrapping for desperately needed points in the Eastern Conference. A goal from Marcelino … [Read more...] about Atlanta United draws with NCYFC, remains in playoff contention

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Your ratings and reactions to a gut punch result in Mercedes-Benz Stadium Final Whistle Reaction Atlanta United was so close — literally minutes away — from capping a perfect return from the recent international break with back-to-back wins. But ultimately a late free kick goal from NYCFC stole two points back and brought the teams level on … [Read more...] about Atlanta United 1-1 NYCFC: Rate and React

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Can Atlanta put distance between it and the infamous red line against a reeling New York? It wasn’t always pretty, but Atlanta United did the job in Toronto to emerge from the international break with a vital three points. It might be a good idea, however, to peruse the thesaurus for synonyms of words such as crucial, important, or key. … [Read more...] about Atlanta United vs NYCFC: Match Preview

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports Only one team in MLS has secured more points than Atlanta United since August 1. We all know that Atlanta United has looked like a much different team than the one that started the season so poorly under former head coach Gabriel Heinze. So much so that many people, including yours truly, aren’t counting this team out of going on a run in … [Read more...] about Don’t look now but Atlanta United is among the hottest teams in MLS

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports The Atlanta United Academy is fulfilling its role within the club by developing players ready to contribute quality minutes in MLS play. The Atlanta United Academy has played a significant role within the club’s short history. In fact, the academy was representing the club between the lines even before the first team’s famous debut … [Read more...] about Atlanta United’s Academy paying dividends for first team, U.S. Men’s National Team in 2021

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports With Josef Martinez out, Moreno comes up big to help secure a crucial road win Atlanta United midifelder Marcelino Moreno was named to Major League Soccer’s Team of the Week for Matchweek 29 thanks to his impressive performance that heled the Five Stripes to a 2-0 win on the road against Toronto FC Saturday night. EL CRACK Marcelino … [Read more...] about Marcelino Moreno named to MLS Team of the Week for Matchweek 29

Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports This is an outstanding plan. Well that was a hootenanny. This Atlanta United vs Toronto match just felt like Halloween. I’m going to give a quick recap simply because many of the quotes below need some context, because this match was just strange. Luiz Araújo scored a goal where everyone, including Toronto’s keeper, thought he was going to … [Read more...] about Luiz Araújo: Win All the Games We Have Left

Missed DOGSO (and lack of VAR) dooms 2s Atlanta United 2 traveled to Memphis feeling particularly blessed by the remarkable turn of events that followed their disappointing loss in Kansas City. After the match, someone realized that an SKC II player who was on the field for the full 90 minutes was supposed to be suspended. The USL awarded the 2s a 3-0 win due to the “error” and … [Read more...] about Brutal second half dooms young Atlanta United 2 squad in Memphis 4-2