Soccer Down Here

09/10/2026

Atlanta United twice benefited from own goals but still fell 3-2 to Orlando City at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, as Antoine Griezmann's second-half brace turned the match.

Tata Martino afterward: "We came away from the Miami match with good feelings... and today, at home, we just couldn't sustain that."

The Five Stripes drop to 6-14-4, now seven points out of the MLS playoff picture, with a trip to D.C. United up next on Saturday.

Full match report:

Two own goals weren't enough. Orlando City's Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atlanta United fell 3-2 at home, now seven points from the play-in line.

09/10/2026

loses 3-2 at home to Orlando tonight at the Benz, here’s Jason Longshore with his thoughts in tonight’s After the Whistle, powered by NoFo Brew Co.

09/09/2026

☕ Atlanta United showed it can hang with anyone, including a draw against Messi and Miami Saturday. But if this team wants to reach the playoffs, that quality has to start turning into wins, and it starts tonight against Orlando City at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

We've also got PSG's shaky Champions League title defense, a Ballon d'Or shortlist that's basically a PSG roster, and everything else you need heading into Wednesday night.

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09/09/2026

It was not a clean 4-1. Atlanta United 2 had to survive a red card, a spirited Connecticut fightback down a man, and an afternoon that never really settled. But they found the answers every time, and it moved them into third place in the MLS NEXT Pro Eastern Conference, with a chance to clinch the club's first ever playoff berth as soon as Wednesday night. Full match report, with quotes from Jose Silva, Matthew Senanou, and Daniel Chica, at the link.

A red card he says he provoked, a Connecticut own goal, and a midfield nobody predicted in March. Inside Atlanta United 2's 4-1 win over CT United FC.

09/08/2026

🏆 Soccer Down Here is a Football Content Awards finalist again.

For the second time in three years, SDH has been named a finalist for Best Media Organisation: Broadcaster / Rightsholder at the Football Content Awards.

We were incredibly proud to make this list in 2024. Since then, we’ve kept building.

More live shows. More match broadcasts. More written coverage. More college and high school soccer. More voices, photographers, contributors and partners. More opportunities to tell the stories of the game here in Atlanta and connect them to everything happening around the soccer world.

Now we’re back in 2026, sharing a finalist category with organizations including BBC Sport, CBS Sports Golazo, ESPN FC, FIFA+, Amazon Prime Video, talkSPORT and TNT Sports.

But when we say SDH Network, we don’t just mean the shows and content we produce. We mean the community around all of it. The people who watch, listen, read, share, subscribe, come on our shows, work matches with us and trust us to tell their stories.

This recognition belongs to that entire community.

And now we’re asking for your help.

Public voting accounts for 50% of the final result. If you believe in what we’re building at Soccer Down Here, we’d appreciate your vote.

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We were there in 2024. We kept building. We’re back in 2026.

For the second time in three years, Soccer Down Here is a finalist for Best Media Organisation: Broadcaster / Rightsholder. Public voting is open now.

09/08/2026

Massive match in the Eastern Conference as ATLUTD2 hosts Connecticut in the final home match of the season. Our pregame coverage starts at 1:30pm with kickoff set for just after 2pm.

Listen at soccerdownhete.net/listen to our call as the 2’s chase a playoff berth.

09/07/2026

Breel Embolo arrived in Miami with no expectation of playing a full 90 minutes in his debut.

He played all 90 anyway, then won and converted the penalty that earned Atlanta a 2-2 draw at Inter Miami.

But Embolo is only part of the story.

Atlanta out-shot the league’s most productive attack, Mauricio Amaro made an immediate impact off the bench, Lucas Hoyos preserved the point late, and the personality of this rebuilt group continued to emerge.

In the latest edition of The Long View, we look at why Saturday night offered a glimpse of what Atlanta United is becoming.

Breel Embolo played through exhaustion, Atlanta United went toe-to-toe with Inter Miami, and the 2-2 draw offered real evidence of what this evolving team could become.

09/07/2026

☕ A lot happened this weekend. Breel Embolo's first night in an Atlanta United shirt ended in a penalty and a point in Miami. Ashley Sanchez rewrote the NWSL record book with a hat trick. Arsenal stayed perfect against Chelsea. And Toluca won the Leagues Cup in front of a sold-out crowd in Houston. It's all in today's Morning Espresso, on us this Labor Day morning.

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Breel Embolo played all 90 in his Atlanta United debut and drew a penalty to salvage a point in Miami. Meanwhile Ashley Sanchez just had one of the best individual weekends in NWSL history. It's all in today's Morning Espresso.

09/06/2026

Another edition of as fights back in Miami

Breel Embolo gets the late PK in his debut as United draws Inter Miami, 2-2, in south Florida

Early thoughts from Tata Martino in the first of three matches in a week with Jon Freeman Nelson

In his first start, Breel Embolo converted a late penalty as Atlanta United fought back from two goals down for a 2-2 draw against Lionel Messi and Inter Miami.

09/04/2026

Atlanta United's transfer window is closed, and Tata Martino says his roster is finally "complete."

In this week's Training Ground Notebook: Giuliano Galoppo arrives on loan from River Plate, Breel Embolo and Mauricio Amaro are both available to play for the first time, and Martino opens up on Lionel Messi's retirement from the Argentina national team. "He doesn't need to answer to any more demands," Martino said. "He's earned the right to enjoy life with the people he loves."

Alexey Miranchuk adds his own read on facing Messi up close, plus what it'll take for Atlanta to get a result at Inter Miami on Saturday.

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