Joe Patrick
Major League Soccer
Atlanta, GA, United States
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The high press is back for Atlanta United, thanks to Miles Robinson
MARIETTA, Ga. – As Atlanta United have won the Campeones Cup and U.S. Open Cup over the last several weeks, a common thread has run through it all: the return of the high press. Tata Martino famously implemented the system when setting the foundation for Atlanta United upon becoming the club’s → Read More
Darlington Nagbe unconcerned with USMNT absence: "I understand it"
MARIETTA, Ga. — Wednesday’s thrilling Campeones Cup final between Atlanta United and Club America saw some of the most talented players on the continent go toe-to-toe on one of the preeminent stages in American soccer, in front of an international television audience. What if you learned that → Read More
Jeff Larentowicz: Campeones Cup was a "spectacle" for MLS, Atlanta United
ATLANTA – Atlanta United have built a brand on pushing boundaries in Major League Soccer. On Wednesday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the club reinforced that notion by not just beating Club America 3-2 in the Campeones Cup final, but by outplaying the Mexican champions. “This was a man's → Read More
Atlanta United aim to make history vs. America: "There's a cup on the line"
DORAVILLE, Ga. — As Atlanta United prepare to host the Campeones Cup against Liga MX "Campeon de Campeones" Club America on Wednesday (8 pm ET | ESPN2, Univision, TUDN in US, TSN 1/4 in Canada), some observers wonder how the two teams will approach the second edition of this relatively new annual → Read More
What is Atlanta United defender Miles Robinson's ceiling? Experts weigh in
MARIETTA, Ga. – In a season that has had its fair share of tumult for reigning champions Atlanta United, one undisputed shining light for the Five Stripes has been the progression of Miles Robinson, a 22-year-old center back who is breaking through as a regular starter for the first time at the → Read More
For Atlanta United, Leg 2 focus is simply on giving a better performance
MARIETTA, Ga. — Atlanta United’s focus will turn again — possibly for the last time this season — to the Concacaf Champions League for the home leg of their quarterfinal against CF Monterrey in Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Wednesday night (8 pm ET | UDN, YahooSports.com). Staring at a 3-0 → Read More
ATLUTD focused on CCL rebound in advance of regular season opener
KENNESAW, Ga. – Since Atlanta United qualified for the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League last season, fans and media alike have opined on how the club would manage the squad and prioritize both competitions as they concurrently navigate the knockout tournament and its MLS campaign. But if the → Read More
Josef Martinez happy to commit to ATL via extension: "This is my Barcelona"
MARIETTA, Ga. — Josef Martinez can officially call Atlanta "home" for a while longer, now that Atlanta United have signed MLS’s goalscoring king to a new five-year contract extension. Speaking to reporters at ATLUTD’s training ground on Wednesday, the Venezuelan said the extension was less → Read More
Valeri, Martinez adding to illustrious history of South Americans in MLS
MARIETTA, Ga. — When Atlanta United and the Portland Timbers kick off 2018 MLS Cup on Saturday night (8 pm ET | FOX, UniMás, TSN, TVAS), it won’t just be the top two teams battling for MLS’s grand prize, it’ll be MLS’s top two players over the last two seasons battling for bragging rights → Read More
Franco Escobar, Ezequiel Barco hope to dance again with an MLS Cup victory
MARIETTA, Ga. — After Atlanta United secured their passage to MLS Cup at Red Bull Arena last week, two of the team’s Argentines, Ezequiel Barco and Franco Escobar, shared a special postgame celebration. No one around the club knows exactly what to call it. “That dance doesn't exist,” Escobar → Read More
Michael Parkhurst hopes to add 'MLS Cup champion' to sterling resume
MARIETTA, Ga. — Atlanta United players have grand visions Saturday night of playing the best soccer of their lives against the Portland Timbers in the 2018 MLS Cup (8 pm ET | FOX, UniMás, TSN, TVAS), stepping on a stage in front of their home fans and thrusting the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy into → Read More
Atlanta United players highly motivated to win for their city
MARIETTA, Ga. — Sports fans who’ve been starved of a championship for so many years console themselves by saying their city is “cursed.” Whether or not that’s true in Atlanta, a city that has gone without a major professional sports title since 1995, one thing is certain: Atlanta United → Read More
Are Atlanta United underdogs vs. Red Bulls? "The pressure is the same"
MARIETTA, Ga. — From a broad point of view, there’s hardly anything separating the New York Red Bulls and Atlanta United in what seems likely to be an epic MLS Eastern Conference Championship. They are the two top teams in the conference and league during the regular season, both of which → Read More
Atlanta United admit they need to be "darn near perfect" to beat RBNY
MARIETTA, Ga. — Atlanta United sat atop the MLS standings in the race for the Supporters’ Shield for almost the entire 2018 season, but famously fell short on the last day. Now, the Five Stripes will be looking to get one over on the team that took that trophy away from them, the New York Red → Read More
Atlanta United players grateful for time spent working with Martino
MARIETTA, Ga. — In what is the most important week to date in the club’s history, with the Supporters’ Shield on the line for Atlanta United’s match against Toronto FC on Decision Day presented by AT&T, there was one other small piece of significant news: Gerardo "Tata" Martino announced he → Read More
Josef Martinez playing it cool as he looks to add to record goal tally
MARIETTA, Ga. — Josef Martinez scored a historic goal Friday night in Orlando City Stadium against Atlanta United’s biggest rival, ripping off his shirt and celebrating his record-breaker with the enthusiasm and flair that the moment deserved. But five days removed from setting the MLS → Read More
On record tear, All-Star MVP Josef Martinez puts scoring record out of mind
ATLANTA – Josef Martinez doesn’t do anything half speed. In Wednesday night’s MLS-All Star Game presented by Target, no one would have blamed him for throttling down his typical aggressive mindset to ensure he was fit and prepared for a difficult opponent in Toronto FC on Saturday (4 pm ET | → Read More
Almiron up for "very intense" MLS All-Star Game in familiar Atlanta setting
ATLANTA, Ga. — Two seasons in MLS, two MLS All-Star Games, and two excellent performances from Atlanta United’s Miguel Almiron. Just as he did against Real Madrid last season, Almiron impressed against a top European club in Juventus in the 2018 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target on Wednesday → Read More
Francisco Calvo: Happy with rest of MLS taking Minnesota United lightly
MARIETTA, Ga. — Don’t look now, but after winning four of their last six matches, Minnesota United FC have vaulted up the Western Conference standings. At the MLS All-Star break, they sit just three points out of a playoff position. Key to the resurgence has been the inspired play of → Read More
Atlanta United welcome new defensive midfield reinforcement Eric Remedi
MARIETTA, Ga. – Atlanta United’s midfield reinforcement has arrived. Eric Remedi was greeted pre-sunrise Friday morning by a handful of eagerly-awaiting Atlanta supporters, but perhaps no one is more excited to see the arrival of the Argentine than ATLUTD head coach Tata Martino. Martino has → Read More