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Since I've been receiving their marketing material for years now, here's some info on Atlanta United Why do they exist? Falcons owner Arthur Blank convinced the city of Atlanta to spend a couple billion dollars on a new stadium for him next door to the existing Georgia Dome (which will be demolished when the new stadium is done). He thought it'd be good to sell some concessions during the NFL off-season. Why do they have their name? Dunno, there were lots of surveys and campaigns about team names that made reference to the local area, but then they just named the team Atlanta United What's this about a stadium? Mercedes Benz stadium opens in August this year. It's got a retractable roof that looks like a gaping anus, and an expensive video monitor that wraps around the roof opening. So yes, not a soccer-specific stadium. What does this mean for soccer games played there? It has an artificial turf surface, of course. And there will apparently be curtains covering the empty upper sections of the stadium during United games, to avoid the feeling of sitting in a mostly empty NFL stadium.  Why should you go to a game there? The ownership has pledged to keep hot dogs at $2 and beer at $5. Why shouldn't you go to a game there? https://twitter.com/FourFourTweet/status/835517680954269697 Where will they play before the stadium opens? Bobby Dodd stadium, Georgia Tech's football stadium What about the front office? Darren Eales is the president, and used to be an executive for Tottenham. Carlos Bocanegra is the general manager. And the head coach? Tata Martino, who you may know as the manager that didn't win anything at Barcelona a few years ago, or maybe you saw his Argentina team collapse in the Copa America finals penalty shootout last year. Who are the players? Atlanta have spent a fair amount of money on transfer fees for 3 designated players right away. All are young South American attacking players: Paraguayan attacking midfielder Miguel Almiron, Venezuelan striker Josef Martinez, and Argentinean attacking midfielder Hector Villaba. Other recognizable names are T&T and former Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones, (former) USMNT defenders Michael Parkhurst and Greg Garza, former Atalanta (heh) midfielder Carlos Carmona, MLS Championstm Tyrone Mears and Jeff Larentowicz, and former Wigan midfielder Chris McCann. They also have signed USMNT keeper Brad "Bad" Guzan, but he won't join the team until July. Will they be any good?  probably not. It does seem like they'll at least be an entertaining attacking team from what I've seen in pre-season.Will they be an abject failure as a team and folded/moved within a decade? Atlanta has a deserved reputation as a bad pro sports city, so it's fair to be skeptical about their long term success. They've sold a lot of season tickets for year 1, but time will tell. Atlanta has lost an NHL team and NASL team in recent years due to poor attendance and lack of support overall. What do their shirts look like? https://twitter.com/ATLUTD/status/801123255641718784 https://twitter.com/ATLUTD/status/830831722174496768
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lol https://twitter.com/ATLUTD/status/838586502913396736
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highme posted:They were probably yelling "Puto!" on when the opposing keeper were taking goal kicks. Both keepers, actually
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Mar 6, 2017 17:22
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In related news, Atlanta United have now made yelling "Hey Ya" during goal kicks an "official chant" to try and counter the puto chants. Well done 
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Mar 19, 2017 03:24
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Atlanta just made Josef Martinez's transfer permanent, he had been on loan to start the season. I wonder what arcane rule that 3 game loan helped circumvent.
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Mar 21, 2017 21:52
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Josef Martinez strained/pulled his quad in the last Venezuela match, and will be out at least a month.
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Mar 28, 2017 21:43
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And Lletget needs to have foot surgery, will be out for 4 to 6 months
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Mar 28, 2017 22:17
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The anus/roof opening in the new Atlanta stadium is not working as expected, which is going to impact the construction completion schedule and possibly gently caress up the team's schedule from late July.
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Mar 31, 2017 03:23
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https://twitter.com/TheTorontoSun/status/852500387328348162 Lol
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Apr 13, 2017 13:46
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So having Tourette's is a crime now?
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Apr 15, 2017 15:03
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Atlanta were successful in appealing Pirez's red card against Montreal, so he'll be available against RSL.
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Gigi Galli posted:It's really something that Giovinco makes that much money, I think that's probably more than anyone at Juve makes. I think Higuain makes a bit more than that, maybe Dybala too on his new contract. But it's pretty close.
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Apr 26, 2017 04:06
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lol at MLS and Atlanta supporter groups trying to manufacture a "rivalry" between Atlanta and DC. Looking forward to the United derby, me. quote:“If their fanbase would like, they can certainly banter on about being the original United in MLS, we'll just remind them who has better food and hip hop.”
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Apr 29, 2017 18:12
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tk posted:This sounds funny but I think you got the wrong tweet there. whoops, thanks
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Apr 29, 2017 18:27
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https://mobile.twitter.com/ATLUTD/status/867145625745244160
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May 23, 2017 23:40
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Your Boy Fancy posted:What the gently caress is a goal It's quite damning for Atlanta's defense that you scored so many with ease on the road against them.
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May 29, 2017 19:10
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https://twitter.com/ryanelijah/status/875330192163708928
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Jun 15, 2017 13:48
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DC will definitely score against Atlanta
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Jun 18, 2017 19:20
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Your Boy Fancy posted:I'll bet you twenty (20) American dollars that they won't. Proceeds to the charity of your choice. Cool, I'm in, you name the charity if they don't score.
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Jun 18, 2017 21:11
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Your Boy Fancy posted:I'm feeling good about your chances now, because oh man. Oh man. Here come those reinforcements. I'm saddened that I can't watch the suspense unfold since I'll be moving/driving cross country tomorrow and Thursday.
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Jun 20, 2017 22:32
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Larin might be off to Besiktas https://mobile.twitter.com/nicksabetti/status/890045795352883200
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Jul 26, 2017 15:58
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lol https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/890355610604027904
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Jul 27, 2017 01:26
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Adding De Jong and Dan Snyder sounds about right
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Jul 31, 2017 03:12
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If DC played Atlanta every week, they'd have the greatest season in league history.
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Aug 24, 2017 19:57
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Apparently the Atlanta - Orlando game this weekend will set the single game attendance record for MLS.
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Sep 15, 2017 23:35
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Almiron's hamstring will keep him out a minimum of 3 weeks. So he should be back for the playoffs, but he might not be at full speed at that point.
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Sep 26, 2017 03:28
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https://twitter.com/TheMikeDonovan/status/919744486380511232
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Oct 16, 2017 04:36
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https://twitter.com/AdamJardy/status/920124463873699840 The story linked here has more context - they'd play in the University of Texas's football stadium initially while looking to build downtown.
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Oct 17, 2017 04:27
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Emron posted:Yeah. It’s SUPER slimy though. The renewal deadline was last week. You’re locked in now. And the announcement was today. Lol what a bunch of poo poo bags
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Oct 17, 2017 21:16
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https://twitter.com/TwoUnitedFans/status/920455067165081602 this is all going so well
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Oct 18, 2017 02:13
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Dallan Invictus posted:My guess is "whoever Almiron gets sold to in the offseason". How dare you
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Oct 19, 2017 14:59
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http://www.mystatesman.com/sports/soccer/crew-anthony-precourt-lays-out-case-for-mls-soccer-austin/iIgaOfMaFOBcoah5cV2chL/quote:“Austin is the best untapped market in the United States for MLS,” Anthony Precourt, chief executive officer of Precourt Sports Ventures, told the American-Statesman. “I think it has a chance to be an MLS 3.0 club right out of the gate,” referring to the league’s highest franchise designation.
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Oct 20, 2017 13:35
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NASL filed a new anti-trust suit against USSF yesterday, the claim is that MLS tried to acquire the Cosmos in order to shut down the club. https://twitter.com/KristianRDyer/status/922691094869106688
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Oct 24, 2017 13:46
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People are suggesting that Columbus deliberately under reported last night's attendance, they reported actual attendees instead of tickets sold, which is the normal standard. They had a smaller reported attendance than the Houston match, and the stands looked pretty empty for that one.
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Nov 1, 2017 16:42
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https://twitter.com/JeffreyCarlisle/status/930946922025586688 not a surprise, I suppose
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Nov 16, 2017 01:04
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Atlanta announced their cuts, only real notable ones are Kenwyne Jones and Mears. Mears sucked and Kenwyne obviously wasn’t in Martino’s plans, makes sense.
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Nov 28, 2017 01:13
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https://twitter.com/jrojasa75/status/937837463308877824
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Big fan of the Hope Solo candidacy. Only good things can happen now.
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