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S1 Ep31 | Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens: THE MAYOR'S CUP CHAMPION???

Atlanta United FC — Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:00:00 GMT

It's a GUUUZAN Show season finale!!! Our 31st and final episode for the year brings us to the man at the head of the city, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens! Guuuz and Joe sat down with the mayor a couple weeks ago ahead of a Charity Golf tournament where Brad... well... we won't discuss the results here. Rounding out this season the trio discuss the success of Atlanta's World Cup season, the life of Atlanta sports being bolstered by the incoming Atlanta City FC, and the essential need for good french fries with any burger.

It's been an incredible rookie podcasting year for us here at Emory Healthcare Studios and we can't thank you all enough for joining us for this incredible ride. We're looking forward to going bigger, better, and bolder in the new year of podcasting ahead of us and we can't wait to be back for Season 2!

Atlanta United’s Winter of Decisions, MLS Playoffs & NWSL’s Final Four | Atlanta Soccer Tonight, 11.10

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 04:05:16 GMT

The one where the losses took their toll, now heads are gonna roll | Five Takes on the Five Stripes | An Atlanta United Fan TV Podcast

Atlanta United Fan TV — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:14:00 GMT

On this episode Glenn, Cat and Amy talk a pathetic ending to a pathetic season, and also the big changes that are already happening. Overdue changes Ocarina of Time The lead weight of expectations is gone ⚽️ NWSL watch party! Your takes/songs Thank you Mason Mill Chiropractic www.masonmillchiro.com Mention the Five Takes pod for a BIG discount on your first visit! (404) 321-0082 Modern Path - a therapy practice serving All Identities. All genders. All Relationships. All people. Offers for listeners: https://www.modernpath.net/fivetakes To learn more and support the Modern Path access fund visit: https://www.modernpath.net/modern-path-access-fund Thank you Maximum One Executive Realtors https://www.peisonproperties.com/Thinking of buying or selling? Just curious about the value of your home and the options you have? Call/email Glenn at 843-754-239 glennpeison@peisonproeprties.com Join the Atlanta United Fan TV Discord https://discord.gg/AS76hZAw2 Follow us on social media YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@atlutdfantv (The video pods live on the FanTV Channel) X: @five_takes BlueSky: @5takesonfivestripes.bsky.social Instagram: fivetakesonthefivestripes TikTok: FiveTakes5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057121043299on the web at www.fivetakesonthefivestripes.com email us at fivetakesonthefivestripes@gmail.com

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The one where the losses took their toll, now heads are gonna roll.

Glenn Peison — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:05:00 GMT

On this episode Glenn, Cat and Amy talk a pathetic ending to a pathetic season, and also the big changes that are already happening.

🙌 Overdue changes
🎮 Ocarina of Time

😓 The lead weight of expectations is gone

⚽️ NWSL watch party!

🫵 Your takes/songs

🩻Thank you Mason Mill Chiropractic
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Mention the Five Takes pod for a BIG discount on your first visit!

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Report: Atlanta United parts ways with international recruitment chief Jonathan Spector, VP of Soccer Operations Dimitrios Efstahiou

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:41:04 GMT

Atlanta United is parting ways with Head of International Player Recruitment Jonathan Spector and VP of Soccer Operations Dimitrios Efstathiou, according to a report Monday evening from The Athletic’s Tom Bogert.

Neither move is particularly surprising given the club’s malaise in the post-covid era and particularly horrid track record over the last two seasons where the team has missed out on the MLS Cup Playoffs despite being one of the league’s biggest spenders.

Spector joined Atlanta United in 2019 and Efsathiou in 2021. Both were hired by then-club President Darren Eales and were the longest serving members of Atlanta United’s front office. AMB Sports and Entertainment President of Soccer Mauricio Culebro, who ultimately made the call, joined the club in June and has spent the last several months since his arrival evaluating the workings inside the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground — not to mention the abysmal results on the pitch at an increasingly emptier Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Both men were responsible for roster construction. As the title would suggest, Spector’s role amounted to what his title suggests, traveling to scout and meet international players, pitch transfers and gauge interest. Efstathiou’s role was more wide ranging. He was hired from Major League Soccer’s head office and was focused on contractual matters and ensuring the roster was utilizing resources while remaining in compliance with league roster rules and regulations.

Bogert’s report adds that Atlanta United will be “undergoing major infrastructure change this winter,” and at this point it’s unclear whether these moves are the total of the “outgoings” or other changes that will occur. Five Stripe Final understands Culebro is preparing to address these changes and more with the media in the coming days with the season having concluded with a 3-0 loss to New York Red Bulls on Saturday.

As a team that didn’t qualify for the playoffs, Atlanta United’s deadline for end-of-season roster moves is November 25, though those could be announced earlier at any point up until that date.

SDH Week in Review: MLS Decision Day Preview with Apple TV's Broadcast Teams

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:52:22 GMT

What Type of Club Do We Want to Be? | Five Stripe Playbook #37

Atlanta United Fan TV — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 13:00:00 GMT

In episode #37 of the Five Stripe Playbook, Nick and Drew do their post-mortem on all that’s gone wrong this season. After Tata told the media that “minimal changes” will be made, the guys discuss what changes fans can realistically expect, and if this is how things work out, how far off from fan expectations this falls.

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Notes from new CSO Richard Gunney’s first week at Atlanta City

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:49:30 GMT

Atlanta City Chief Soccer Officer Richard Gunney—along with club president Mauricio Culebro—spoke to media and fans this week in his first public appearances. A few things stood out.

The first coach will help guide the roster build…eventually

CSOs across the sport have different views on how much say a coach should have on the team’s signings. Atlanta United has seen two opposing approaches to this in just the last few years. Former president Garth Lagerwey signed key players without a coach in place. Current sporting director Chris Henderson has allowed Tata Martino considerable influence on the roster build.

It’s not clear exactly where Gunney falls on the spectrum yet. But the first Atlanta City coach will have influence on the inaugural team…whenever they arrive.

“We have January 2027, the summer of 2027, and then January 2028 to acquire and sign players,” Gunney said. “We can spread the 26-player signings across three windows, which takes the pressure off trying to add all in two or one window. Our intent and ambition is to explore opportunities for January 2027. I think the number of signings that we might make prior to a head coach arrival would be small. And, as I said, we would obviously hope for that head coach to be involved in the process. But the scenario is that we might have to explore some opportunities prior to their arrival.”

Gunney added that the search for a head coach will begin immediately and that NWSL experience will not necessarily be a requirement. However, Culebro laid out some of the criteria for the appointment in a call with fans on Wednesday.

“For us, it is like she or he need to have experience in the league,” Culebro said. “I think we’re looking for someone with a lot of experience in the women’s game. A great leader for sure.”

Gunney wants athletic (and USWNT-capped) players

I asked Gunney about his preferred game model and got the dreaded we want to be attacking and entertaining while representing the city answer that has presumably been given at 90% of soccer’s introductory press conferences since the WM formation fell out of vogue.1 However, he did acknowledge that his experience in NWSL—he’s been in the league since joining Portland in 2017—has given him a sense of what works and that he has a formula that has served him well previously.

“I’ve been very fortunate to be part of a few different organizations,” Gunney said. “I’ve been very fortunate to be part of successful teams. There’s some common themes that give you some clues of how to operate. I think the NWSL is such an exciting league. It’s one of the best leagues in the world. I think you need to embrace the fact that it has a transitional element to it. It has an athletic element to it. It has a U.S. Women’s National Team mentality element to it. It’s about embracing those and celebrating those.”

Gunney mentioned USWNT players multiple times throughout his introductory press conference. If there’s anything we can predict with near 100% certainty after this week, it’s that City’s first roster will prioritize having USWNT representation.

“The successful teams in this league have always had a core U.S. Women’s National Team presence on those rosters,” he said. “We aspire to have that same core, that spine, not necessarily a positional spine, but a cohort of players that set the tone, drive the standards, lead by example. We want to be a destination for U.S. Women’s National Team players.”

Gunney’s former club, Gotham FC, currently features USWNT players like Rose Lavelle, Emily Sonnet, Tierna Davidson, Jaedyn Shaw and Jaelin Howell.

In addition to focusing on USWNT players, Gunney was quick to point out that the state of Georgia produces NWSL players at a rate that, as of 2025, trailed only California, Texas and Colorado. And Culebro didn’t shy away from the possibility of bringing in players with local ties.

“Obviously, with all the talent from this area, [signing local players] will be something that we will be looking into,” Culebro said on Wednesday. “I mean, we would love to have homegrown players who can represent our team and who understand what the city is. And I think for us, it will be something that we will be looking at.”

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Analytics will be a part of the process

Obviously, the analytics department (or lack thereof) is going to be at the top of mind for Five Stripe Final dot com. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be an afterthought for Gunney.

“My approach regarding recruitment has always been to be data-informed and expert-led,” he said.

Atlanta City will have an analytics department that the team will utilize in the roster-building process. The timeline for creating that department is unknown. The size of that department is also unknown.

It’s worth noting that the 2025 edition of American Soccer Analysis’ “State of NWSL Analytics” piece had Gunney’s former club, Gotham FC, at exactly one (1) analytics staff member. Atlanta United currently has at least two.

An academy may be coming, but not right now

Unlike MLS, the NWSL does not have a centralized academy structure or reserve league. Teams are left on their own to manage player development. Admittedly, I don’t have a clear understanding of exactly how it functions when a club does have an academy, but it generally feels much more like a branded club team rather than the in-residence program with clear pathways to the first team we see with Atlanta United. While some are more professionalized, the setup varies by club.

As of now, Atlanta City doesn’t have plans to establish an academy—whatever that looks like—in the immediate future. But we may see it in the near-term.

“I think [an academy] makes sense, and it will be something that we will need to discuss later on,” Culebro said. “Now we’re like very focused on building the team, but I think it will be a possibility. It is something that we haven’t decided yet, but I think we will definitely look at it when the time comes.”

I would instantly become a lifelong fan of whichever coach or CSO comes to the intro presser and said, “This place is a nightmare. I’ve already met several children who have full-time jobs at the mill. We’re going to put 10 men behind the ball and send it long to the only player left on the team with any cartilage in their knees.”

I feel defeated | FIVE STRIPE WEEKLY #436

Atlanta United Fan TV — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:45:00 GMT

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The one where we win and now the rebuild can begin....again?

Glenn Peison — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:56:13 GMT

On this episode Cat, Jennifer and Amy talk about going out on a high note? We guess?

🙄 Good football vs bad team
😡 Why can't we play this way all the time

🍦 Soft

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Atlanta Soccer Tonight, 11.3 | Atlanta United’s 2027 Foundation & Atlanta City FC’s Path to 2028

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 04:12:02 GMT

Breaking down the newly announced roster-building assets for Atlanta City

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:26:17 GMT

The rules for Atlanta City’s expansion roster build are officially in place.

Just in time for Richard Gunney’s first day on the job as CSO, the NWSL has released the official parameters for Atlanta City and Columbus as they prepare for the inaugural season in 2028. Based on our understanding of these rules, it sure seems like both clubs have been given every opportunity to succeed immediately in year one.

The Allocation Money

Travel back with us to a moment in time when Atlanta United played competitive soccer. The extra allocation money the club received as an expansion team gave Atlanta a small boost to their salary cap threshold and allowed them more room to add key players. Obviously, they still had to get those signings right—Hello, Minnesota United—but there’s no denying it aided in United’s initial success. Remember, allocation money can be used for trades, to reduce salary cap charges, and to pay transfer fees.

Well, Atlanta City is going to get the same kind of boost. Comparatively, it’s likely an even more substantial boost.

Atlanta City will have access to $1,430,000 in allocation money over the next two years. To put that in context, it’s roughly 30% of the 2028 base salary cap. They’ll have $1,167,950 available from Jan. 1, 2027—the first day they can sign players—to the end of the 2028 secondary transfer window. They’ll have an additional $732,050 to spend during 2028.

That’s the same 30% recent expansion sides Denver and Boston had, however, it’s important to note that Atlanta and Columbus will have an outsized advantage relative to those teams because Atlanta City and Columbus will be the only teams with allocation money to spend.

In 2024, the NWSL announced they would phase out allocation money by the end of 2026. Denver and Boston have until the end of 2027 to spend their allocation money. After that, it’s just Atlanta and Columbus playing with house money. Both clubs have until the end of 2030 to spend that money.

As someone new to the league, I may be off base. However, this seems like a real competitive advantage. Expansion life is still hard. You still have to get the signings right. But these two teams have been gifted flexibility that non-expansion sides will not have.

The Transfer Fee Thresholds

We’ll use the official language here.

Each club will have access to a transfer fee threshold totaling $1.9 million as compared to a transfer fee threshold of $665,500 for non-expansion clubs in 2027. This includes $732,050 available during the 2028 calendar year and an additional $1,167,950 available from January 1, 2027, through the conclusion of the 2028 secondary transfer window. Consistent with league rules, spending above the applicable threshold will incur a salary cap charge equal to 25 percent of the excess amount.

Basically, Atlanta can spend more on transfers without incurring a 25% tax. Unlike MLS, transfer fees are not included in a player’s budget charge. Their salary is their salary cap hit. However, teams are still penalized for spending an outsized amount on those transfer fees. To simplify: If a team spends $100k more than the transfer threshold, the team loses $25k worth of cap space.

This mechanism makes a ton of sense for an expansion side. It’s not really an advantage. It’s just there to allow expansion teams to actually, ya know, sign players.

Atlanta can start signing players soon

Atlanta City can begin to use some of these mechanisms soon. They’re officially able to sign players on Jan. 1, 2027. They’ll have a limited 2027 salary cap of $628,320. In 2028, they’ll be under the same salary cap as everyone else. However, there are a couple of caveats.

First, don’t expect much from Atlanta until they have a coach in place. Gunney indicated on Monday that the team would sign a minimal amount of players before their first head coach arrived.

Second, Atlanta is not allowed to sign any High Impact Players (HIPs) until Jan. 1, 2028. What’s an HIP? Glad you asked.

The High Impact Player rules are set to change

NWSL introduced their version of a Designated Player rule earlier this year. And they did it real dumb like.

To be eligible for HIP status, players needed to meet a certain set of criteria that, no joke, included things like: Player is selected in the Top 40 of the Guardian Top 100 football players in the world in the two (2) years prior.

They’ve thankfully gotten rid of that criteria. Atlanta City will be able to sign whoever they want to an HIP deal.

We’ve got a full breakdown of why that matters here.

And lastly…

If Atlanta City wants to, they can go ahead and sign a player, then send her out on loan. It wouldn’t be surprising to see any 2027 signings loaned out before returning for 2028.

FIVE STRIPE FINAL: Atlanta United 3-1 Toronto FC, Atlanta City CSO takeaways

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:25:41 GMT

Zero thoughts on Atlanta United’s meaningless win and a lot of questions about the future

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 14:02:17 GMT

With the playoffs officially out of reach and nothing left to play for, Atlanta United predictably gave their best 90-minute performance of the season, thoroughly dominating Toronto FC at home to win 3-1.

There’s just something about an Arthur Blank-owned franchise that transforms them into world beaters when their season is over and winning can only hurt their potential future draft pick order.

If you were one of the handful of people that went to the match and got to experience a little bit of joy at the end of an absolutely miserable season, I’m happy for you.

Other than that small glint of light in the black hole that was 2026, I just don’t see much reason to celebrate this win or treat it as anything other than an aberration. I’d love to sit here and tell you this was a stepping stone to better things next year and the team is starting to gel together, but we’ve all been here before. We’ve recited the same old passages of hope and optimism after matches like this. I just can’t get there anymore.

I’ve spent the last few weeks dealing with some personal family stuff, so apologies for not giving you my thoughts on the past few matches. But let’s be real, there was nothing new to talk about anyways. This team is what it is and still needs major changes.

The question for Mauricio Culebro to answer relatively soon, is what exactly are those changes? Is it strictly roster changes? Staff changes? Scouting department? In my mind, everything should be on the table at this point. No one’s job or roster spot (outside of Breel Embolo) is safe.

Atlanta United have thrown the kitchen sink at different types of rebuilds since the end of 2019. They went the slow, patient route. They went the nostalgia route. They hired the best and brightest executives and roster builders available. They tried the big-named European thing. They tried the pragmatic domestic option. Nothing has worked.

I would love to do what I usually do and come up with some dream plan to fix everything. But my ideas haven’t been any good either. I’ve run out of ideas and I don’t envy the task Culebro has in front of him.

Do you keep Tata around for the next calendar year and continue to let him build up the roster in his image? So far that’s been a disaster but you also seem pretty committed to that route at this point. Giving up on it would require another lengthy process of overhauling the roster. Then again, if you don’t and trust Tata, you run the risk of third straight catastrophic season. It really feels like a rock/hard place conundrum here.

Is Chris Henderson safe? Is he in the same boat as Tata? Will changes finally be made to the scouting department?

Culebro was brought in to do a job and outside of perhaps shifting the DP recruitment strategy, hasn’t really made his mark yet. This offseason seems like a prime opportunity for him to put his stamp on the Atlanta United side of the job.

This club has been stuck in a rut for nearly seven years. The responsibility is squarely on Culebro now to pull the right strings to get them out of it.

At this point, I can’t even venture a guess as to what’s going to happen after the season ends. Culebro has been very private about his thoughts after the Embolo deal wrapped up. He seems to be a guy that likes to make a splash. Well he’s going to need to cause a tsunami this offseason to get this club back to being competitive and a product people want to watch again.

Fulltime Report: United spoils Toronto's playoff hopes!

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:05:00 GMT

Instant Reaction: Atlanta United dominates Toronto FC in 3-1 win in home finale. If only it mattered.

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:12:55 GMT

SDH Week in Review, 10.31 | Carlos Mauricio Ramírez on Atlanta vs. Toronto, Michael Parkhurst’s Locker Room Message, and Ashley Hammond on the CP Football World Cups

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 14:31:57 GMT

The one where our season is done

Glenn Peison — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:05:00 GMT

On this episode Jennifer and Amy talk about another year of not making the playoffs when NINE OUT OF FIFTEEN TEAMS DO!!!

🏀 The Dream is still alive
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😔 The bar is so damn low

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WHY SHOULD WE CARE ABOUT THE SPRINT SEASON? | FIVE STRIPE WEEKLY #435

Atlanta United Fan TV — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT

In this episode of Five Stripe Weekly, AJ talks the state of the club after missing the playoffs for the second consecutive season and discusses why we should care about the upcoming 14-game Sprint Season in 2027. What are your thoughts? COMMENT TO JOIN IN! --------- We’ve launched written content for the 2026 season! Our newly dedicated writers room is working day and night to provide FREE written match analysis, breaking news, opinion pieces, and much more on your Atlanta United. Sign up for the FREE membership on Patreon to get all written content delivered straight to your inbox the moment we publish! Join us! http://patreon.com/atlutdfantv Donate: www.paypal.me/atlutdfantv --------- ▶ Find our podcast in audio form on your favorite podcatchers! --------- ▶ Support the channel while you shop for ATL UTD gear (at no extra cost to you!): https://www.amazon.com/shop/atlantaunitedfantv --------- ▶ COP FROM OUR SHOP (grab some ATL UTD fan gear!): https://teechip.com/stores/tackl --------- About Atlanta United Fan TV: We are created by fans for the fans of Atlanta United and soccer. Join the community to get in on the conversation! Bringing you fan cams, podcasts, vlogs, mini-documentaries and much more! If you're a Five Stripe, we want to hear from you! Whatever you want to say about ATL UTD you can say it in the comments below. And to get in touch with us, connect with us: ▶ INSTAGRAM: https://goo.gl/9uOLVn ▶ BLUESKY: @atlutdfantv.bsky.social ▶ TWITTER: https://goo.gl/5uc709 ▶ TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/atlutdfantv ▶ DISCORD: https://discord.gg/C4RXb2b ▶ FACEBOOK: https://tinyurl.com/y3ga5mst ▶ SNAPCHAT: atlutdfantv17 ▶ TIK TOK: atlutdfantv --------- #ATLUTD #UniteAndConquer #MLS

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Atlanta United’s sprint season schedule is here

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 20:22:24 GMT

First off, I think the sprint season is going to rule. I think the current MLS season is too damn long, especially with a playoff format. So, yeah, let’s shorten this up, make every game mean a little more and maybe consider doing this again sometime.

Anyway, Atlanta United officially learned their sprint season schedule today. They’ll play 14 matches—one each against every Eastern Conference club. Home highlights include: A visit from our friends in Miami on Feb. 27. Rivalry matches against Charlotte and Orlando on March 20 and April 10, respectively. And a Decision Day matchup with the Philadelphia Union.

The season begins against Toronto on Feb. 20 and runs through May 8. MLS will then take a summer break following the playoffs as the league prepares to shift to a Fall-Spring season calendar.

You can check out the full sprint schedule below.

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