Atliens United

Join Blake and ATL Joe as they discuss what our team could look like under Stephen Glass and preview Nashville and Inter Miami.

Rumors, rumors, rumors... might as well call us a Fleetwood Mac album. Join ATL Joe and Blake as they discuss the Frank DeBacle and who might be the head coach replacement and how our newest players have performed so far.

Can’t score a goal, can’t score a goal, Frank de Boer is mad, Adam Jahn is bad, can’t score a goal! Pretty much sums our MLS is Back showing, no?

Joe's dog is barking, Atlanta United is losing and we are in middle of the weirdest tournament in sports history. It ain't perfect, but just like Atlanta United we are putting it out anyway.

We are back… for now. Join ATL Joe and Blake as they breakdown the MLS is back Tournament and what this means for the regular season. Get caught back up on all transfers and whatever the heck is going on with sports during this pandemic.

ATL Joe and Blake do an Atlanta United fantasy draft. Live. You read that right. Listen to their picks and follow us on social media to see which team wins the showdown.

FEATURED MUSIC:Jabre "Saintx Bre" Relaford, formerly known as Brefontaine, is a proud representative of southwest Atlanta. He was brought up in a house of music and film where his parents usually played a variety of music and had family movie nights, which ultimately inspired him to be an actor. And then there was Hip-Hop. Coming up in an era where rap culture was largely unaccepted, this intrigued the young artist to be. "There was something in rap that reminded me of movies and comics. Characters, purpose and flaws, but also freedom." This would be the beginning of what he calls "the actor who happens to rap."After years of working with both locals and legends, like Slim of 112, Amon Tobin (as Brefontaine), Rock City and even an uncredited feature as a guitarist for Chris Brown (Gravity), Saintx began to feel stagnant and trapped in his craft.After months of debating, he sold most of his belongings, and began to backpack across America. Without computer or camera he'd take his beloved iPhone and film his tr

Shirt sponsors? That’s it. Quarantine is getting crazy.

The MLS has basically come out and said there might not be enough time for a full season as their mid-May target date isn't going to happen.Full season is still their goal but seems unlikelyThey have discussed doing a tournament style play in a few cities behind closed doors (would this be like all East/ West bracket style?)Would there still be an MLS Cup champion?They are doing a eMLS tournament with real players - Franco Escobar will face Orlando City SC's Nani in Episode Four on Sunday, May 10 at 7 p.m.R Land (Pray for Atlanta artist) has updated his famous design to say “Wash for ATL”, he is selling t-shirts, mugs, magnets and $10 of each sale will be donated to The United Way of Greater Atlanta in their efforts to keep our community safe during the spread of COVID-19/Coronavirus. They have a Red and Black one for Atlanta United and Josef was actually spotted wearing one! Link to the shirts will be in the episode’s show notes.https://washforatl.square.siteFdB Life as a Player:Born in the NetherlandsTwin (

Join Blake and ATL Joe as they discuss their Atlanta United history and favorite moments.

Vital StatsJosef Alexander Martinez MenciaBorn 5/19/93Native of VenezuelaObtained US Green Card in July 2018Club HistoryFirst club was Caracas FC onFirst professional appearance was 8/21/10 entering as a sub in the 70th minScored his first goal against Deportivo Petare on 11/21/10Young Boys - Swiss club based in Bern Switzerland.Sold to Young Boys on 1/3/12 for 4 yearsmade his debut on 2/5/12 against ServetteSolid performance lead to a call up to the Venezuela National TeamFirst start with Young Bots was 10/21/12Scored his first goal with the Swiss club in the 50th minute vs Grasshopper Club ZurichShort Loan to FC ThunAfter 1 season with Young Boys, they sent him on loan to ThunScored 8 goals in 18 games with ThunThis put him in running for top scorer in the Swiss Super LeagueHe was quickly recalled to the Young BoysTorino - Italian Serie A Club from Turin, Piedmont - nicknamed I Granata, Italian for MaroonTransfer fee was 3 million euroFirst appearance for the club was 7/31/14 in the third round of the Europ

CONCACAF is the Confederation of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football.The winner qualifies for the quarter finals of the FIFA Club World CupExpand upon the importance of this.Started in 2000.All European Champions since 07/08. (Sao Paulo won 05/06, Internacional 06/07[bra]).CCL Format16 team single elimination format10 teams qualify for performance within their leagues - qualifications discussed later4 clubs from Mexico4 clubs from US1 club from canada1 club from caribbean zonequalify via the CFU Club Championship6 teams from the previous CONCACAF League seasonwinnerrunner uptwo losing semi finalisttwo best quarter finalistsBest aggregate score over 2 games, one home and one awayaway goals are the tie breakerPK Shootout will result in a tie with equal away goalsIt is important to note no MLS team has won CCL since it debuted in 2008-09.DC and LA won the CCC. more on that later.Find a good spot for this section: Champions League Era only 3 MLS sides have made the finals, and lost.Toronto

Join Blake and ATL Joe as they discuss the MLS season suspension and what this could mean for players, clubs and all sports.

Injury ReportIt is with heavy hearts that we announce (and most of yall already know) that Josef suffered an ACL tear during the MLS openerTypical recovery for this type of injury is 3M to running, 6M to cutting and 9-12M to get back fully recovered mentally and physicallyWe still don't know if it is a partial or full tear yetThis could mean PB&J will never play together again as it is realistic Barco gets traded in the offse asonJosef has scored almost 40% of Atlanta United’s goals (that is over our entire history)Escobar was seen holding his right thigh at halftime and was taken off precautionary reasonsMiles has started running but not training with the team yetEdgar Castillo (rib injury)Total Tactics (makes the most since after injury report IMO and just focus on Josef)What does our lineup look like without Josef?174 of our 198 goals (historically - all time) have been scored by Josef, Villabla, Miggy and GresselWill we find a replacement or run with Adam Jahn?Season-ending Injury List:“Though it woul

NewsThere is a meet and greet with Spike the dog March 2nd (Atlantic Station Team Store). This is not a drill. Time to still be announced.Pity was named to the Concacaf team of the weekMLS is opening up this weekend, the first game for Atlanta United is against Nashville.For those going to the gameIt is going to be COLD (24, feels like 10) and this is an outdoor stadium so make sure to bundleWe will be there (first away game for Brit and Ben) so hit us up if you are going and know where the party is at before the gameFor those not traveling:Second Self is hosting a rocking watch party at their taproom. They are huge Atlanta United fans and you know this is going to be a rowdy place to watch the game with other fans. The Real Mexican Vittles Food Truck will be there for food and stuff.TerrapinBeer & Bingo – Every Wednesday night starting at 6:30 – Play Bingo, Drink Beer, Win Prizes! We’ll be giving out prizes for every round and there is no cost to play, plus get 20% off of delicious Fox Bros. Smoked Wings

Hair WatchNot sure how we didn't talk about this last week, Josef’s hair is Blue. Blue stead down the front and mostly blonde still. The David Spade.NewsAtlanta United is officially the first MLS team with 1M Twitter followers - speaking of Twitter, they announced they are finally going to have a Spanish twitter.Castleberry Hill Josef Martinez mural was done by a local artist. Go get your picture with itSince Tito and LGP have started playing with their new teams, they both have scoredThings happening at Breweries:TerrapinSunday, Feb 23 – Our 3rd Annual “Wake N Bake Off” at the Battery:This Sunday, Feb 23 1-4pm at the Terrapin Taproom at Truist ParkSample sweet and savory dishes from 15 local restaurants all made with Terrapin Wake N Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial StoutVote for your favorite and find out if Hector from El Super Pan will take home the Championship Belt again this yearListen to Live Music and enter to win great raffle prizes from the Braves, Terrapin Beer Co. and each participating restaurant!Tic

Players we lost:Andrew Carleton (on loan to Indy Eleven)Dion Peirera LGP (was 5th highest paid player on our team)In moving LGP(110) and Gressel (115), AU has now moved it two all-time appearance leaders -New club - Club Tijuana of Liga MXPogba Gressel AU acquired up to 1.1 Million in allocation money (S650k TAM in 2020 and $100k in 2021 - we can receive additional $350 TAM if he performsParkhurstJustin Meram - Salary too high for us to renewVasquezSuperdraft pick up from Nashville (traded to Cincinnati FC)Nagbe - traded to Columbus for $700,000 in Targeted Allocation Money, $150,000 in General Allocation Money and an international roster spot for the 2020 MLS season - The Crew will also pay Atlanta $200,000 in TAM for the 2021 MLS season and should Nagbe meet certain performance conditionsTito - wanted a guarantee for more playing time.Sold to Club Libertab (for reportedly 1.5 to 2 million)Mikey Ambrose (we didn't renew his contract and he was picked up by Miami)Inter Miami about to sign Pizarro from Monterr

Part II of the season closer! We discuss the roaster player by player to see how our team might shape up next year. ATL Joe and Blake also go through possible European and Argentinian players that would be awesome to acquire in the off season to fit FdB’s style. Silly season is upon us!

It’s a long two part episode… full of speculation. Part I of the season closer deals with the latest transfer news, CBA negotiations and what that could mean for the league and our personal accolades for “MVP”, “Most Improved”, “Most Disappointing” and as always… “Best Hair”

Join Blake and ATL Joe as they rejoice in our recent domination against Philly at homes, earning us another playoff game at home. How do we line up against Toronto? What needs to happen in the western conference for us to get a home field for the MLS Cup? Fine out in the episode 36.