It ended up making a lot of sense. Atlanta United wheeled and dealt in the aftermath of the Expansion Draft, trading its first pick, outside back Danny Toia, to Orlando City afterclaiming him from Montreal, and using another trade – Clint Irwin back to Toronto FC – to get right back Mark Bloom, a Georgia […]
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MLS Expansion Draft: Top picks flipped
Atlanta United and Minnesota United traded Danny Toia and Chris Duvall, respectively, almost immediately after making them their first-round picks in the MLSExpansion Draft. Atlanta ended up with the No. 8 pick in the 2017 SuperDraft while the Loons acquired Costa Rican international Johan Venegas, their first major attacking signing. Four defenders, three goalkeepers, two […]
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What They're Saying: Darren Eales
“I was really surprised how much Tata knows. I think we told you, when we did the recruitment, he’d done a lot of research on all the players in the league before he even started, before he even gotthe job with Atlanta.” — Atlanta United president Darren Eales, saying Gerardo Martino, the former Argentine national […]
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MLS Moves: Atlanta United wheels and deals
Expansion Atlanta United was involved in seven of the eight deals announced from Sunday’s half-day trade window, ending up with four players, most notably Columbus Crew captain MichaelParkhurst, as well as General Allocation Money and Targeted Allocation Money and an extra international roster spot in 2017 and 2018. Parkhurst, 32, has played seven seasons in […]
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Twellman: Guzan could be headed to Atlanta United
Brad Guzan could indeed be headed back to MLS. ESPN’s Taylor Twellman tweeted that Atlanta United is making a move to sign him from Middlesbrough, where he is the backup keeper.
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MLS Moves: Atlanta United signs Almiron as its No. 10
Another vital piece has been added as Atlanta United prepares for its first season in MLS. The team confirmed Monday the acquisition of midfielder Miguel Almiron as its secondDesignated Player. The Paraguayan international’s MLS rights were acquired, per league rules, by Atlanta United paying $50,000 in General Allocation Money to Seattle, which had first placed […]
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MLS Moves: Revs renew options on 12 players
Nineteen Revs are under contract for the 2017 season after the club announced Monday it had exercised options on a dozen players. Rights were retained on forwards Juan Agudelo,Teal Bunbury, and Femi Hollinger-Janzen; midfielder Zachary Herivaux; defenders Andrew Farrell, Donnie Smith, Chris Tierney, Je-Vaughn Watson, andLondon Woodberry; and goalkeepers Cody Cropper, Brad Knighton and Matt Turner. […]
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MLS Expansion: Atlanta United wins flip
Atlanta United won the coin toss with Minnesota United FC and took the first selection in 2016 Expansion Draft as its first priority. The Loons then chose the priority in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft andAtlanta United took the No 1 selection in the Allocation Ranking Order. Six MLS player mechanisms have rankings: — 2016 MLS […]