Atlanta United will have 15 games nationally televised this season. (Miguel Martinez)


Atlanta United’s complete TV schedule:
March 5 vs. New York Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m., FS1
March 12 at Minnesota United, 5 p.m., ESPN2

March 18 vs. Chicago, 4 p.m., UniMas
March 31 at Seattle, 10 p.m., FS1
April 8 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m., FSSO
April 15 at Montreal, 1 p.m., FSSO
April 22 at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m., CW/FSSE
April 30 vs. D.C. United, 3 p.m., FS1
May 7 at New York City, 4 p.m., UDN
May 14 at Portland, 4 p.m., ESPN
May 20 vs. Houston, 7 p.m., FSSE
May 28 vs. New York City, 5 p.m., ESPN
June 3 at Vancouver, 5:30 p.m., FSSE
June 10 at Chicago, 4 p.m., UniMas
June 17 vs. Columbus, 7 p.m., FSSE
June 21 at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m., FSSO
June 24 vs. Colorado, 7 p.m., FSSE
July 1 at Columbus, 7:30 p.m., FSSE
July 4 vs. San Jose, 7 p.m., FSSO
July 21 at Orlando City, 7 p.m., ESPN
July 30 vs. Orlando City, 4:30 p.m., FOX
August 6 at Sporting Kansas City, 8 p.m., FS1
August 13 vs. Minnesota United, 6 p.m., ESPN2
August 19 vs. L.A. Galaxy, 4 p.m., ESPN
August 23 at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m., FSSO
August 26 at Philadelphia, 7 p.m., FSSE
Sept. 9 vs Dallas, 7 p.m., CW/FSSE
Sept. 13 vs. New England, 7 p.m., FSSO
Sept. 16 vs. Orlando City, 4 p.m., UDN
Sept. 23 vs. Montreal, 7 p.m., CW/FSSE
Sept. 27 vs. Philadelphia, 7 p.m., FSSO
Sept. 30 at New England, 7:30 p.m., FSSE
Oct. 15 at New York Red Bulls, 3 p.m., FSSE


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The 2017 schedule is here! The Silverbacks will compete in the Southeast Region of the National Premier Soccer League(NPSL) and will host up to 10 matches at home. Be sure to mark your calendars as we prepare for the season to kick off!

For more information, please visit: http://www.atlantasilverbacksfc.com




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GIS Adult Soccer Vacations,
visit and play in beautiful Italy this spring!
What is a GIS Adult Soccer Vacation?  It includes visiting and sightseeing in historic cities, enjoying the local cuisine, playing your favorite sport in iconic locations against local competition, watching the professionals play in a live game and sharing the camaraderie with new friends and family. If this sounds like your type of vacation then read on to find out more about our GIS Italy Soccer Vacation.

Global Image Sports, a leader in providing soccer tours and partner to many European Professional clubs, is hosting an adult soccer vacation to Italy on April 28-May 6. You will stay in the historic cities of Verona and Genoa as hosts with our partner clubs Genoa FC and Cheivo Verona FC , explore the surrounding beauty and history of places like Venice and Cinque Terre, play 3 games against  local opposition, be treated to a VIP game experience when Genoa play Chievo, experience a wine tasting tour in a local vineyard and so much more. This tour is targeted for players in the approximate 45-55 year old range.

This will be a great experience and  you are invited to join us! Please see the itinerary and details below and attached or visit http://www.globalimagesports.com/services/travel-tours/adult to get more info and register. Please reach out to to nickb@globalimagesports.com for more details.

The weather is fantastic in Italy at this time of the year!

 
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Terminus Legion, Atlanta United FC
Jorge Alonso, director of brand development

Origins

According to Jorge, Terminus Legion grew out of the “ATL Wants MLS” campaign, a fan-driven initiative in 2011 to demonstrate to MLS that soccer fans in Atlanta were ready for a team. More than 3000 signed the initial petition, and Terminus Legion launched as a group in support of Atlanta soccer in February 2014. That was just before MLS made the then-rumored announcement about an Atlanta team official.
Photo by Lara Michelle

How they grew

The drive to bring an MLS team to Atlanta gave them a database of potential fans from which to draw, but they’ve largely relied on social media to increase their presence and grow their awareness. Alonso notes they make sure they’re at parades and other city events, wearing Terminus Legion-branded scarves and shirts, and talking to those who want to know more about the group at those public events.

Their relationship with the front office

Alonso is proud of the relationship his group’s been able to forge there. Atlanta United has two employees who specifically work with Terminus Legion and the team’s other emerging supporters’ groups. They are able to email back-and-forth on matters in addition to holding regular meetings. And as Alonso proudly notes, “There are other people in the front office, including in the sales department, who are Terminus Legion members.”

Three pieces of advice for those who want to start a supporters’ group

  1. “Get your relationship with the front office going quickly. You’ll need contacts with the front office when you want to make things happen for your supporters’ group.”
  2. “Develop solid social media. It’s simply how news is communicated today, and it’s democratized media. We started early, and it’s helped us reach beyond our members.” While Terminus Legion officially has around 400 paid members, their Facebook page has 4000 members — some of whom they believe are future members waiting for the team to play its first match.
  3. “Find a charity to work with. It doesn’t have to be soccer-related, though with Soccer in the Streets, we were able to find one. There’s a legitimacy that gives you — it lets people know that you’re about something else.”

One thing you shouldn’t do

“Don’t alienate anyone. We’ve run across people who think we’re not [doing this] ‘correctly.’ But there’s not one correct way to do [a supporters’ group]. You don’t have to conform to any unwritten rules. It’s not a private club. There’s no secret handshake.”
Source: http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/02/12/want-start-expansion-team-supporters-group-here-s-how-they-did-it
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2017 International Soccer Tours

With our Official Tour Provider, Global Image Sports, we are excited to release this year's Youth & Adult International Soccer Tour offerings! The GIS Select Youth and Adult Soccer trips were created to offer new opportunities for players to travel abroad to professional football clubs, experience the high level training at their facilities, visit new cities, and play friendly gamesagainst opposition teams.
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Youth International Tours
The aim of the GIS Select Youth Trips is to create travel teams of 22 players from Georgia Soccer clubs. The GIS select trips are open to all GIS and Georgia Soccer members. This year there will be 6 unique Youth Trip opportunities for boys and girls groups:
Adult International Tours
The adult soccer tours have been added this year and are aimed at reaching primarily the veteran player who enjoys travel vacations that focus around the soccer experience, including games, VIP access and sightseeing. There are three 2017 Adult Trip offerings:

For more info on youth select trips contact Aldo Marinelli at aldo@globalimagesports.com. For adult soccer tours contact Nick Bogle at nickb@globalimagesports.com
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As the protracted process of redeveloping Underground Atlanta blows past another deadline, it can seem like the future of Five Points is in limbo.
But lately there's been a major bright spot in the otherwise perpetually bleak outlook: soccer.
Late last year, a miniature soccer pitch opened on the plaza level of the Five Points MARTA Station, turning an abandoned wasteland into a hub of community activity.
Heralded as the world’s first soccer facility in a transit station, the field was part of a locally grown program called Soccer in the Streets.
Since opening, the pitch has hosted an array of youth and adult soccer programs, enlivening the area, officials say. According to a recent press release, "Station Soccer" has attracted neighborhood kids to come out and play — “a hub for community activity in downtown Atlanta.”
In recognition of the changes the facility has brought to the station, MARTAnamed the project a “transit win of 2016.”

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