After a dominant win over Orlando City, Nashville SC welcome Atlanta United in a match MLS has consistently pushed as a rivalry.
For the latest on United, we checked in with Sam Jones, one of the voices behind Five Stripe Final, the best spot to go for the latest on Atlanta United.
Ben Wright (SixOneFive Soccer): Obviously the 2025 season hasn't gone to plan for Atlanta. We probably don't have enough time to get fully into it all, but what's the CliffsNotes breakdown of the situation?
J. Sam Jones (Five Stripe Final): The theory went something like: Take last year's middling 40-point team that somehow upset Inter Miami in the playoffs. Add in the most expensive striker in MLS history and a former MLS Newcomer of the Year in attack. And let a former MLS Cup-winning head coach lead the team back to 2017-19.
