The World Cup just made my hometown the center of the world and I’m still floating A love letter to the city of Atlanta, Spain, and Cabo Verde, and the experiences my hometown gave me at my first World Cup match....

NEW VLOG 🚨 Cabo Verde 🇨🇻shocked the world in its World Cup debut by drawing mighty Spain 🇪🇸 in Atlanta! @atlpilgrim.bsky.social was at Atlanta Stadium and caught the sights and sounds of a historic matchday 🎥 youtu.be/9X1wV9jWFKs

World Cup Atlanta: Spain vs Cape Verde instant reactions It's time for final whistle reactions to Spain vs Cape Verde, including the vibes in and out of the stadium, the fans, and of course...what we just saw down on the pitch in Atlanta's first World Cup match!...

Germany’s World Cup begins today 🇩🇪 How will they fare in the tournament after two disappointing group stage exits? We talked to our friend (and Germany native) @jocoolwu.bsky.social for his thoughts. WATCH ⬇️ youtu.be/tDpb9iZyjww

Heavyweights, dark horses, and massive underdogs feature in Day 4 of World Cup action. Your guide for today’s action:

Today’s the day. Mexico vs. South Africa. South Korea vs. Czechia. The World Cup is here. How to watch Day 1’s action ⬇️

Preaching to the choir, but changes for Atlanta United need to happen and the summer window can't come soon enough. Here are the final whistle thoughts from an embarrassing performance by Atlanta United in the Open Cup.

Atlanta United is back at it once more against Orlando City in the U.S. Open Cup! Come join our prematch show at 6:30 and then dive into our Patreon watch along in our Discord! www.youtube.com/live/CqdT1aL...

There's some wild stuff going on down in Miami with Messi and Co, plus two more MLS coaches are out. Catch up with @atlpilgrim.bsky.social @hahiguita.bsky.social and @tommyatl96.bsky.social this evening at 9 Eastern for MLS Monday! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLlh...

Missed the match reaction show? We've got you. @shwrites.bsky.social and @tommyatl96.bsky.social talked more about Jay Fortune, Atlanta's continued struggles in the back, and their initial feelings about the Open Cup match on Tuesday. ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hNp...

-$16.7M on three DPs -Third-fewest goals in MLS -11 teams getting more from their DPs while spending less @hahiguita.bsky.social on why Atlanta United's premium attack isn't delivering — using @americansocceranalysis.com's G+ data to read past the box score. scarvesandspikes.com/2026/05/15/a...

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In 1994, Stanford Stadium was one of nine host sites for the World Cup. In 2026, the World Cup returns to the Bay Area - this time at Levi’s Stadium. A World Cup Conversation with @ivanornelas2.bsky.social of @tectonictakes.bsky.social ⬇️ youtu.be/C7ZsvBg2lgo

Fortune golazo not enough in 2-1 loss to LA Galaxy Nothing fun can last.

Atlanta United stepped into the Benz for the last time for 3 months this evening, and despite an absolute banger from Jay Fortune, ended up dropping the game 2-1 to L.A. Galaxy. Here are the final whistle thoughts from the Benz.

The new U.S. Soccer National Training Center has a dedicated sleep room with four enclosed nap pods, each branded with the U.S. Soccer crest. @atlpilgrim.bsky.social toured the facility yesterday ⤵️ scarvesandspikes.com/2026/05/07/a...

After 113 Years, U.S. Soccer has a home: Inside the Arthur M. Blank National Training Center After 113 years of existing as a federation, U.S. Soccer finally has a true home. We toured it today and went through the whole place top to bottom, so here’s a look inside the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer…

"Most fans are upset with Greg Vanney and, to some degree, with GM Will Kuntz." Edgar Zuniga of News Across the Galaxy joins us ahead of Saturday's match at the Benz — the Galaxy's first trip to Atlanta United since 2019. scarvesandspikes.com/2026/05/08/a...

Josh Blank details NWSL Atlanta 2028 launch plan, lessons from Atlanta United, & Atlanta legacy "How do you not forget who you are as you go through that phase?” Josh Blank on the identity question shaping how AMBSE is launching NWSL Atlanta 2028. Plus, how the NWSL team and the World Cup are all…

Story soon on @scarvesandspikes.com but in a roundtable with Josh Blank, he noted he wants the legacy of the World Cup in Atlanta to double what Olympics did & put city up with "New York, LA, Miami" & global cities. Also detailed how the NWSL 2028 launch will differ from ATLUTD's

For the third match in a row...it's a winning edition of Three Takeaways Here's @atlpilgrim.bsky.social and @jpopkin.bsky.social after Atlanta United's 3-1 win over CF Montreal tonight at the Benz ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKUT...

Atlanta United vs CF Montreal: Instant reactions from match day 10 What a wonderful feeling to be walking out of the Benz after a comeback win and a solid showing, as Atlanta United snag their third straight victory with a 3-1 win over Montreal!

Atlanta United 2, Toronto FC 1. Atlanta's first MLS road win in a while, and the kind of performance Tata Martino (and fans) have been waiting for. More on a big away win, ahead of Tuesday's Open Cup Round of 16 match at Charlotte FC: scarvesandspikes.com/2026/04/25/a...

Feels like it's been a while since we've done a Three Takeaways after a win. Here's @shwrites.bsky.social and @atlpilgrim.bsky.social after Atlanta United's 2-1 win at Toronto FC. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZQS...

Hopping on at noon ET to get you ready for Atlanta United vs. Toronto FC ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EqH...

Match threads will continue until morale improves. Even for a 1:00 PM match this afternoon in Toronto. It's on to the next for the Five Stripes:

NWSL Atlanta 2028 breaks ground in Marietta, AMBSE investment in area tops $200 million The NWSL Atlanta 2028 training center is officially underway. We were in Marietta for the groundbreaking with Arthur Blank, Jessica Berman, and new VP Deandra Duggans. Here’s what we learned!

The big question about NWSL Atlanta: What will the team name be? Arthur Blank gave a timeline at today's groundbreaking for the club's training facilities, along with Josh Blank's remarks about the input process. "I think you'll like what we come up with." scarvesandspikes.com/2026/04/24/n...

After a fun eventiful morning of my flight getting pushed back 4 times and delayed 3 hours, I am on my way. Passing time by listening to @nick17atl.bsky.social with his guest and my friend @hahiguita.bsky.social of @scarvesandspikes.com on the Five Stripe Playbook! #ATLUTD youtu.be/7NhMh0oOt60?...

Remember 2017 and 2018? Atlanta United packed out the Benz and set attendance records left and right. Now we're left with what we saw last night - an announced attendance of just over 30,000. It looked far less than that. The way this team is playing, though, it shouldn't be a surprise.

The xRage meter over on stats.scarvesandspikes.com is unhappy

Tata noted the frustration and admitted that if he didn’t have the history with Atlanta United he could see that he might be fired by this point. No finger pointing but he was very unhappy about the manner in which New England scored their two goals.

Significant changes weren’t enough for Atlanta United in 2-1 loss to New England Revolution The Five Stripes let a lead and three points slip away against visiting New England.

Atlanta United vs New England Revolution: Tears and sadness from match day 9 From 1-0 up to a 2-1 loss, things just continue to sink lower for Atlanta United as they drop another, this time to New England Revolution. Here are the final whistle thoughts from the Benz.

Atlanta United vs Nashville SC: Instant reactions from TI’s opening act Good night, it's over with, that's all she wrote: T.I. & Eminem

Player ratings form is live after Atlanta United's latest loss, a 2-0 defeat against Nashville SC scarvesandspikes.com/2026/04/18/a...

Does Atlanta United have any hope of a shot at the Eastern Conference leading (and Champions Cup semifinalist) Nashville SC tonight? Or are we in for another rough evening in the Benz? Either way, we’ve got a match thread for it:

Tata Martino said Miguel Almiron had discomfort in his knee. Should be OK but didn’t want to risk anything keeping him in.

Key returns spark Atlanta United’s 3-1 win over Chattanooga FC in U.S. Open Cup The Five Stripes start their Open Cup journey on the right foot.

EMERGENCY POD! @atlpilgrim.bsky.social and @shwrites.bsky.social react to the stunning news of Javier Mascherano's resignation as Inter Miami head coach www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMLG...

WORLD CUP CONVERSATIONS: SEATTLE The first episode of our Web series is out as @shwrites.bsky.social chats with @jeremiah.sounderatheart.com from @sounderatheart.com about how the city is preparing for the tournament this summer.

Atlanta’s NWSL team hires Deandra Duggans as Vice President and Chief Business Officer AMBSE has announced who will be leading the charge in building NWSL Atlanta 2028, and she has one heck of a resume!

I would be immensely happy if Atlanta United would give a proper account of themselves that is in line with their public aspirations this fine Saturday evening.

Atlanta United vs Columbus Crew: Initial reactions from a horrid week six That was - and I say this in the best possible way - terrible. Here are the final whistle thoughts from Atlanta United's 3-1 loss to Columbus Crew.

That was rough to watch. @shwrites.bsky.social has the recap of Atlanta United's rough 3-1 loss to the Columbus Crew as Tata Martino is shown a red card. scarvesandspikes.com/2026/04/04/a...

Headed up to the Benz this time for @usmnt.ussoccer.com coverage, as we do. Yall keep an eye over on @scarvesandspikes.com for articles, videos, live coverage, etc!

Baby girl made some BOLD predictions for today's @usmnt.ussoccer.com vs Belgium match 🤣

Baby girl is ready for the USMNT vs Belgium tomorrow here at the Benz 🥰

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