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Apr 7, 2018, 12:03 AM

Josef Martinez leads Atlanta United’s second season

Atlanta United is stacking the points with their 4-1 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and another 1-0 victory against Minnesota United FC on March 31. Josef Martinez has carried the club the last few matches, while the new roster of players found their rhythm....

Mar 17, 2018, 10:29 AM

Atlanta United exploits their home advantage with 3-1 win

Atlanta United proved they are in it to win it during their home opener where they defeated D.C. United 3-1 in front of another MLS record breaking crowd of 72, 035. Last Season Atlanta United fell to D.C. United twice leaving D.C. untouched by the...

Nov 21, 2017, 10:29 PM

Atlanta United FC fans break season records

Atlanta United FC played a record breaking inaugural season with Julian Gressel named AT&T MLS 2017 rookie of the year and the Miguel Almirón jersey ranked as the number one kit sold at MLSstore.com. But even more impressive was the record breaking attendance for a first year expansion team....

Nov 9, 2017, 12:04 AM

Actor Bryan Greenberg helps launch Inaugural AJFF On Campus

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival which runs January 24- February 18, 2018 extended its year- round programming to include AJFF On Campus, a mini film event for students. Kenny Blank, executive director of AJFF, said he was excited to partner with Emory for the festival...

Sep 25, 2017, 11:46 PM

Miguel Almirón out due to a hamstring injury

It is estimated Atlanta United FC midfielder Miguel Almirón will be out a minimum of 3 weeks with a left hamstring injury he suffered during Atlanta United’s 2-0 win over Montreal Impact on Sunday. Head coach Tata Martino had not yet decided how he was...

Sep 20, 2017, 2:06 AM

Josef Martinez leads Atlanta United with a second hat-trick, 3-3 draw

Atlanta United FC’s third game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium got off to a slow start and ended in a 3-3 draw disappointing the club and supporters. The first goal was scored by Orlando City’s Dom Dyer in the 10th minute eclipsing Atlanta United FC’s score first...

Sep 11, 2017, 8:50 PM

Atlanta United wins first game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium

More than 45,000 fans sold out Mercedes- Benz Stadium to watch Atlanta United FC win the first soccer game played against Dallas FC. The 3-0 win comes after two months of away games where the team’s performance was inconsistent, but coming home to a new...

Jul 26, 2017, 1:29 AM

Jay-Z ponders emulating Jewish success on 4:44

Jay-Z made quite a stir with his latest album 4:44, that dropped on June 30. It took me a few weeks to process the subtle and not so subtle lyrical jewels, but once processed a flood of reactions came over me. The omissions of cheating...

Jul 15, 2017, 2:10 AM

Atlanta United rocks the San Jose Earthquakes for a Fourth of July win

Atlanta United FC rocked the San Jose Earthquakes on July 4, leaving them in a 4-2 rubble. Atlanta United was fresh off a 2-0 win against Columbus Crew SC, and was ready to face San Jose, who sat comfortably undefeated. But what ended in victory...

Jun 21, 2017, 9:37 AM

Atlanta United welcomes back Josef Martinez

It was nothing but good news regarding forward Josef Martinez, who recently returned to the field after months out due to a quad injury. During his first game back against the Charleston Battery, Josef played the entire time and scored a goal leading to a...

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Patrice Worthy is a reporter at the Atlanta Jewish Times where she covers food, art and culture, ethnic Jewry and Jews in the Diaspora.