câu lạc bộ bóng đá atlanta united On April 13, Atlanta United beat Costa Rican side Alajuelense 2–0 on aggregate to advance to the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. [ citation needed ] In their largest home defeat to date, they lost the first leg of the quarterfinals to Philadelphia Union on April 27, 2021, by a score of 3–0. [ citation needed ] On July 18, Atlanta United announced the firing of head coach Gabriel Heinze, after the team hit a club-record eight-game winless streak, with only two wins out of their first thirteen games of the 2021 MLS season. Heinze's interim replacement was Atlanta United assistant coach Rob Valentino. [ 37 ] On August 12, former Mexican international and Seattle Sounders FC assistant coach Gonzalo Pineda was named the fourth permanent head coach in club history, [ 38 ] with his first match away to D.C. United on August 21. Valentino remained with the club as an assistant coach. [ citation needed ] On November 7, Atlanta United clinched a spot in the 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs after a 2–1 victory over FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium . [ 39 ] They were then knocked out in the first round by New York City FC . [ citation needed ]. câu lạc bộ bóng đá kyoto sanga Bạn có biết Atlanta United chỉ mất 2 mùa để vô địch MLS Cup 2018, trở thành đội mới thành công nhất giải? Đúng là “tân binh khét tiếng”! câu lạc bộ bóng đá fiorentina During their inaugural season, Atlanta United introduced a ritual called the Golden Spike in a nod to the city's railroad history. Prior to the game, players and supporters sign a large golden railroad spike, which is then marched into the stadium by supporters and hammered into a platform by a local VIP while the crowd chants "A-T-L!" Additionally, after each Atlanta United win, the player voted as the Man of the Match hammers a spike. [ 101 ] [ 102 ] Local celebrities that took part in the Golden Spike tradition during 2017 included hip hop artists 2 Chainz , Yung Joc , and Waka Flocka , as well as country musician Zac Brown , retired Atlanta Braves star Andruw Jones , and Atlanta basketball players Tiffany Hayes and Dennis Schröder . [ 103 ] Atlanta native rap artist Archie Eversole also participated in the Golden Spike tradition and would later compose a rap anthem for the club entitled "United We Conquer." [ 104 ] [ 105 ] In 2018, notable celebrity participants included singer T-Pain , [ 106 ] Dutch soccer legend Edgar Davids , [ 107 ] Atlanta multi-sports star Brian Jordan , [ 108 ] boxing legend Evander Holyfield and his son Elijah Holyfield , [ 109 ] and rappers Jeezy , [ 110 ] Killer Mike , [ 111 ] and Big Boi . [ 112 ] At MLS Cup 2018 , owner Arthur Blank hammered the Spike. [ 113 ] 2019 saw celebrities such as wrestling legend Ric Flair , [ 114 ] Hollywood icon Ron Howard , [ 115 ] hip hop group Goodie Mob , [ 116 ] and basketball star Dikembe Mutombo [ 117 ] participate in the tradition.
