blaise matuidi to inter miami from juve, wow. that's a big get for MLS.

 

I thought I posted this before, but Frank de Boer is out and Atlanta has a new interim head coach now. We've lost a lot of the players that helped with our earlier success, but hopefully a new coach and Josef Martinez returning can turn things around.

The MLS Cup is December 12th. Here's the schedule for the regular season after the tournament finishes tonight: https://www.mlssoccer.com/schedule/2020/return-to-season

Speaking of the tournament final tonight... I'll have to root for Portland, because they're playing Orlando.

 

I forgot about this tournament after Portland won the yellowcardathon against Philly. But, only because of the blackout level drinking.

 

Technically, no, since being MLS Champions means winning the MLS Cup... which this tournament wasn't. The MLS Cup for 2020 is happening in December.

 

"st louis city sc"

 

it took me at least ten minutes to figure out what the **** "the lou" is. i thought they were somehow trying to reach out to the louisville fanbase.

 

"City" is getting to be almost as overused as "United".

 

we should all aspire to be the san jose earthquakes. best name in mls. no fc/sc/real/city/united/inter/sporting - just an absurd, tacky nickname fitting for american soccer.

 

I don't mind the short, simple, European style names... I just think City is getting overused like United already has been, and Real makes no sense in Salt Lake. I actually think some of the older MLS clubs' mascot-style names are worse. If St. Louis followed some of those examples, they'd be the Arches.

 

Atlético St. Louis

 

We dodged a bullet with a name as simple and digestible as "Union". We could just as easily have been the Real Philadelphia City United.

 

"Union" is close to "United", but yeah, it's different enough and sounds pretty good. Even though I love the team, I wish "Atlanta United FC" was just Atlanta FC or FC Atlanta. There are lots of "FCs", too, but in that case it's really just the city name that counts. Everything from FC Barcelona to FC Dallas. And our current logo could still have been used, with just some tweaks to remove and space out lettering.

 

the stones to even try that from so far out. what a player, mix of efficiency and flash.

 

it's been a while since i've heard that voice, lost beinsports a few years ago. he is one-of-a-kind.

 

So recently Atlanta has had our first ever loss to Orlando, and tied Miami (who has yet to win any games)... uggh. At any rate, the first game with the new coach was a win (against Nashville), and we're still early in his run here.

Also, apparently we're selling Pity Martinez to a club in Saudi Arabia for $18M, which means a profit is being made after he was brought here from River Plate a couple seasons ago (and has had mixed results here).

 

can do quite a bit with that kind of money in mls.