September 7, 1982- Georgia Generals lose 2-0 at home to the Detroit Express in the first game of the ASL semifinal series at DeKalb Memorial Stadium. September 7, 1987- Ford and Pele are the title sponsors of the big youth soccer tournament in Atlanta for Labor Day weekend. This is Ford’s first year of sponsorship.…
MLS Jack McInerney (Columbus Crew): McInerney played 69 minutes and had 3 shots in the 3-0 loss to FC Dallas, who are 3rd in the Western Conference. McInerney drew a foul in the box but Higuain was unable to convert. Columbus remain in 3rd in the Eastern Conference. Full Highlights Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire): Johnson played 90…
August 31, 1969- The Chiefs end their season on the road with a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Stars. Kaizer Motaung scored twice for Atlanta. Atlanta ended the season in second place in the NASL by one point in the standings. The NASL’s scoring rules (6 points for a win, 3 points for a…
MLS Kwadwo Poku (NYCFC): Poku played 30 minutes in the 2-1 loss to Columbus Crew after coming on for Frank Lampard in the 60th minute on Saturday. Poku had one key pass. Columbus remain in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference and NYCFC drop to 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Full Highlights Ricardo Clark (Houston…
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Gaurav Vedak(@gvedak), Paul Foster(@gringofoster), Nikhil Swaminathan(@sw4mi) explaining the intricacies of the MLS Salary Cap. As we approach 2017, soccer fever is beginning to take over our city. Thousands of fans showed up for the MLS Atlanta announcement, and more than 19,000 people have already put down a…
August 24, 2002- Morris Brown College’s Herndon Stadium (home of the Atlanta Beat) hosts the second Women’s United Soccer Association Founders’ Cup championship match. The Carolina Courage won 3-2 over the Washington Freedom in front of 15,321 fans. August 24, 2003- The Washington Freedom defeat the Atlanta Beat 2-1 in the Women’s Untied Soccer Association…
Two words. Kwadwo. Poku. The NYCFC player has been tearing up the MLS recently in his first season. Just two years ago Poku was playing with Georgia Revolution in the NPSL and played with the Atlanta Silverbacks last year. Poku is becoming a star even in his rookie season and if you haven’t been watching him…
This week in 1998, I was getting ready to return to college at the University of Georgia. However, I still had one more big work trip to make for my summer job. You see, I was the Director of Operations for the Atlanta Ruckus in the A-League. I’ll tell other stories about my time with…
Major League Soccer has made great strides in television production and distribution over the last few years. One aspect of television that the league has yet to conquer is a review show. The Premier League has “Match of the Day” that almost every supporter of the league looks forward to each week by habit. MLS…
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…
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