One of my clearest memories from the 1996 Olympics is Centennial Olympic Park.
I didn’t get to go to many events, but the park made the Olympics feel huge anyway. This summer, Atlanta’s FIFA Fan Festival will bring that feeling back in the same space.
Atlanta United 2 showed resilience in Athens.
Cayman Togashi scored the opener and Daniel Chica delivered the winner as the young squad handled a physical match and defeated Carolina Core 2-1 at Turner Soccer Complex.
Full match report:
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Working on it
Before the Whistle from the Benz ahead of the #ATLUTD home opener, @MadisonCrews7 gets you ready for the match with RSL.
Also, quick reminder...
#ATLUTD radio coverage tonight is on @star94atlanta.bsky.social, you can find it in the Audacy app as well. If you're watching on Apple TV, you can hear Mike & me by changing the audio to home team radio.
Pregame coverage starts at 6:30pm, kickoff set for 7:40pm.
“Everything comes down to managing the ball better.”
That was Tata Martino’s answer when asked how Atlanta United slows down Real Salt Lake’s transition game.
The answer begins with build-up play.
@soccerdownhere.bsky.social Training Ground Notebook
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Atlanta United has two losses and zero goals to start the season.
Inside the locker room, Tata Martino and Enea Mihaj say the issue starts earlier in the game.
Build-up, responsibility, and the challenge ahead vs Real Salt Lake.
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#ATLUTD heads into the home opener still looking for its first goal of the season.
From Marietta, here's @longshoe.bsky.social with thoughts from training and media availability with Enea Mihaj and Tata Martino.
Full Training Ground Dispatch ⬇️
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Crazy that this journey in ⚽🎙️ started on this day in 2017...
MLS NEXT Pro is entering a new phase of growth.
League president Ali Curtis says the league could eventually grow beyond 50 clubs, bringing professional soccer to new markets while strengthening the development pathway.
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FIFA is bringing major innovations to the 2026 World Cup:
• Automated offside audio signals
• Referee body cameras in all 104 matches
This will be the most technologically advanced tournament football has seen.
Full feature:
www.soccerdownhere.net/post/fifa-20...
Really proud of this partnership coming together with GA Futures and the Georgia Student Finance Authority and working with them to shine a light on talented high school soccer players across the state!
Big news in South America: Felipe Luís has been dismissed by Flamengo despite recent Libertadores success.
On this episode:
• What led to the decision
• First-leg previews of the 3rd preliminary round
• The financial and competitive stakes
Listen here:
www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...
Atlanta is playing a major role in the 2026 World Cup long before kickoff.
FIFA’s Team Workshop is underway downtown, with leadership outlining how 48 teams and 104 matches will be managed across three countries.
Execution phase begins.
Read more:
www.soccerdownhere.net/post/fifa-20...
100 days until the World Cup.
Rosters taking shape in 🇧🇷 and 🇲🇽.
🇲🇦 coaching change?
Global tension in the background.
Plus:
🔁 Galarza to #ATLUTD
🔥 Flamengo move on from Filipe Luís
⭐ MLS vs LIGA MX
The Countdown and the Context ⤵️
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San Jose didn’t just outshoot Atlanta.
They generated six big chances to two and repeatedly accessed the central channel.
Possession wasn’t the issue. Urgency was.
The Long View: A First Half Atlanta United Cannot Repeat
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Atlanta United’s newest addition: Matías Galarza.
Left-footed. Connective. International experience.
This move is about giving Tata Martino's #ATLUTD more control in midfield.
Breakdown here ⬇️
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Saturday felt like a step back — hesitant, disjointed, not quite there.
Now the response has to be urgent. If Atlanta United FC wants to set the tone at home next week, it has to be better.
New Maddie’s Version out now on @soccerdownhere.bsky.social ⬇️
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After the Whistle from San Jose, powered by NoFo Brew Co, as #ATLTUTD lost 2-0 to the Quakes. @longshoe.bsky.social gives his thoughts.
A full-circle moment for Liam Butts.
The Lawrenceville native returns to Atlanta United 2 after a breakout season in MLS NEXT Pro and a decorated career at Penn State.
From GSA to the Academy to the pros and now back home.
Read more:
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Before the Whistle, powered by NoFo Brew Co.
Atlanta United vs. San Jose never lacks chaos. But this one should be about identity.
Can Atlanta be protagonists for 90 minutes, not just 25? Can they manage the moments when the match tilts?
World Cup 2026 will be played across 16 stadiums in three countries.
But before kickoff, there’s a team beneath the game preparing every pitch to roll true.
New feature on FIFA’s 2026 pitch preparation and the collaboration behind it:
🔗 www.soccerdownhere.net/post/fifa-20...
Something Tata said this week stuck with me:
If the team builds up the play well, the forwards will have more opportunities.
That’s the lens for today’s match in San Jose.
Full Training Ground Notebook:
www.soccerdownhere.net/post/trainin...
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Atlanta United and San Jose really is the perfect soccer game every time they play. They’re doing it agains Saturday night so please remember all the stupid things they have done together when they’re given 90 minutes and loose guidelines.
The opener in Cincinnati revealed something important.
Atlanta United didn’t lose because they lacked ideas. They lost control of buildup when the press intensified.
Tata Martino is clear about where the work is.
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“He told me to be more of a protagonist.”
Cooper Sanchez’s first MLS start was only the beginning. The next step is influence.
New at @soccerdownhere.bsky.social:
www.soccerdownhere.net/post/cooper-...
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Cooper Sanchez’s moment didn’t arrive overnight.
From the academy to Atlanta United 2 to a season-opening MLS start, the pathway has been building for years.
Now comes the next challenge.
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Live after Hawks postgame wraps up on @929thegame.bsky.social & the Audacy app. @madisoncrews7.bsky.social riding shotgun tonight for AST and we'll talk #ATLUTD, #MLS, #USWNT, Champions League, & more. Talk shortly on the 📻 or 📱.
Spent time at Atlanta United training today and one theme kept surfacing again.
Tata wants protagonists.
Players believe the ideas are working. The next step is controlling matches late.
@soccerdownhere.bsky.social Training Ground Notebook:
www.soccerdownhere.net/post/atlanta...
Atlanta United players keep coming back to one word Tata Martino has emphasized since preseason: protagonists.
The identity is forming. The next challenge is turning performances into results.
New Training Ground Notebook ↓
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