Atlanta United 2’s Arif Kovac won the 2026 MLS NEXT Pro Golden Boot Award with 20 goals while teammate, the former LA Galaxy player Cameron Dunbar, is the Playmaker of the Year winner with 13 assists. The playoff matchups will be known after Wednesday’s Selection Show, featuring feature the pick-your-opponent format.
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Breel Embolo joins Atlanta United
The Swiss striker signed from French club Rennes for a transfer fee reportedly worth $18 million, one of the most expensive transfers in MLS history. Cameroon-born Embolo starred for Switzerland at the World Cup, starting every game and scoring twice. He was controversially sent off in Switzerland’s loss to Argentina in the quarterfinals.
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Around the game
Fans turned out Monday at the USA’s base camp, the Great Park Sports Complex in Irvine, California.
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Fast-tracked U.S. Open moves into quarterfinals
The U.S. Open Cup is down to eight teams and will have only four teams remaining after this week’s quarterfinals. The 39-day World Cup has impacted the 2026 tournament, forcing U.S. Soccer to reduce the knockout competition to seven rounds and complete the quarterfinals in May. The semifinals will be held almost four months later […]
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U.S. Soccer opens National Training Center
U.S. Soccer celebrated on Thursday as the ribbon-cutting was held for the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center, located just south of Atlanta near the town of Trilith. The National Training Center was anchored by a $50 million lead gift from Arthur M. Blank, owner of Atlanta United, a land donation from Dan T. Cathy, […]
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On a roll: Five MLS players to keep an eye on this weekend
MLS keeps rolling, and so do we! Here are five players to keep a close eye on in MLS’s Matchday 5. Tomas Jacob (Atlanta United)Up Next: Saturday, March 21 vs. D.C. United, 7:30 pm (Apple TV) Atlanta United has had a poor start to the 2026 season, with one win and four losses from their […]
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World Cup host Atlanta: Through the eyes of Jason Longshore
Watching the 1986 World Cup on TV from his Georgia home sparked 9-year-old Jason Longshore’s determination to make soccer part of his life. It wasn’t an easy era to pull that off, but Longshore succeeded beyond his imagination. Longshore is currently the color commentator for Atlanta United games on 92.9 The Game and the host […]
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Brazil’s Botafogo hit with FIFA transfer ban over Atlanta United’s unpaid Almada fee
Brazilian club Botafogo were hit with a three-window transfer ban by FIFA on Wednesday over a debt linked to the signing of Argentina international Thiago Almada from Atlanta United.
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MLS’s Top 5 teams under the most pressure to shine in 2026
The pressure doesn’t decrease at all for Inter Miami after winning MLS Cup last season. If anything, it increases.
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Garth Lagerwey won’t return to Atlanta United in 2026
Garth Lagerwey, the Atlanta United president and CEO, won’t be returning in 2026.