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September 14- 1968- The Atlanta Chiefs advance to the North American Soccer League championship with a 2-1 win over the Cleveland Stokers at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Kaizer Motaung and Peter McParland scored the Atlanta goals. September 14, 1995- The Atlanta Ruckus win Game 1 of the A-League semifinal series with the Montreal Impact at…
Earlier this year ESPN Deportes reported that Premier League star Wayne Rooney could be coming to play for Atlanta United. The rumor came at the heels of a Guardian report saying that Rooney, wants to play in MLS later in his career. Now, the head of MLS himself, Don Garber has added fuel to the…
MLS Kwadwo Poku (NYCFC): Poku played 89 dominant minutes in the 3-1 win over DC United, 1st in the Eastern Conference, on Thursday. Poku scored 1 goal and had 1 assist for Thomas McNamara. Poku also had 4 key passes. NYCFC remain in 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Full Highlights Poku was actually handed a…
Welcome back to MLS 101, our weekly guide to make you an expert on all things MLS. There was no MLS 101 last week as I was out of town but this week’s will be a continued discussion of the last MLS 101 article on player acquisition. This week we will be delving into designated players,…
This week in Atlanta Soccer history: August 10, 1969– The Chiefs win 4-2 over the Baltimore Bays in front of 3,051 fans at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Emment Kapengwe (2), Kaizer Motaung, and Freddie Mwila were the goalscorers. August 10, 1971– The Chiefs lose 2-0 to Bangu of Brazil in an international friendly at Atlanta…
MLS Kwadwo Poku (NYCFC): Poku played 24 minutes in the 2-0 loss to New York Red Bulls, who are second in the Eastern Conference. Poku attempted 11 passes after coming on and completed 90 percent of them. NYCFC fall to eighth in the Eastern Conference. Full Highlights Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo): Clark did not make the team…
Statesboro, Georgia will be the home of the first USL PDL franchise in the state. The league announced on Aug. 6, that a group had purchased a franchise for Statesboro and will begin play for the 2016 season. The PDL is the top amateur soccer league in the country, especially given its alignment with Major…
MLS Kwadwo Poku (NYCFC): Poku came on in the 59th minute replacing Ned Grabavoy in the 3-2 loss to Montreal Impact, 6th place in the Eastern Conference. Poku had one shot and one key pass. NYCFC remain in 8th place. Some NYCFC supporters questioned why Poku didn’t start after a dominant performance last week. Full Highlights Tough…
Welcome back to MLS 101, our weekly guide to make you an expert on all things MLS. This week we will be discussing player acquisition. That includes trades, drafts, and marquee transfers. Since there is so much on this topic, next week we will be delving further into it, including discussing designated players. If you missed last weeks…
The MLS All-Star game is today and that means we are around the halfway point of the MLS regular season. Only one of our featured players made it onto the All-Star roster, Sam Cronin, however, there was no shortage of goals, assists, shutouts, and all around great play. Warren Creavalle (Toronto FC): Creavalle has played…
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