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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 the last glimpse we can get of the Atlanta United squad until the season kicks off in Columbus on February 24th. Giorgo...
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A few choice matches here for fans wanting to catch the young talent in person MLS Next Pro dropped the full 2024 league schedule Thursday, revealing the matchups for Atlanta United 2’s second Next Pro season. Gaffer Steve Cooke remains at the helm with the Two Spikes, alongside a smorgasbord of young - and new - talent.
The MLS Next Pro season kicks off March 15th and will continue the same format of penalties at the end of every regula...
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What’s the fan outlook towards Atlanta United going into the season? We want to hear from you. Preseason is in full swing for Atlanta United, and as players get accustomed to one another and shake off rust, we begin to set high expectations for the regular season. And while the staff at Dirty South Soccer have already shared our Atlanta United outlooks going into the 2024 season (which you can find here, by the way: https://www.dirtysouthsoccer.com/2024/1/16...
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Atlanta United embarks on new stretch of preseason in Florida The Five Stripes’ preseason adventure has taken them west, east, and now south to Tampa, Florida where they will remain for the next two friendlies on the docket, the first of which kicks off this afternoon against a team happier than almost any other to be in the Sunshine State, CF Montreal.
Atlanta’s first MLS opponent of preseason will also be their first to be played behind closed doors, bu...
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Bogdan Bogdanovic and Clint Capela don new, unreleased shirt in pregame Leaks don’t normally come as clear as this.
The Atlanta Hawks put out two pregame posts on X prior to their game against the Los Angeles Clippers tonight of player arrival at State Farm Arena with some extremely noticeable fashion choices— the new and still unreleased 2024/2025 away kit for Atlanta United .
Closing out the homestand i...
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A little bit of spice in the preseason While the preseason is a terrible time to put tons of stock into the analysis of how a soccer team will actually play real matches, there are still gems of info that can be gleaned from watching a team as it ramps up towards the first league game.
Atlanta United played Memphis 901 to a 1-1 draw on Saturday out in Athens, in a game that was rife with hard tackles, cards, dust-ups, and everything one would expect from a mid...
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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 has found itself squarely on the world football map. On top of U.S. Soccer moving its headquarters to the Atlanta area, M...
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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 Complex sees a rematch of last year’s U.S. Open Cup Third Round meeting that saw Memphis advance after extra time in Kenn...
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