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| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Atlanta United V/s Inter Miami
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COMPETITION : | PlayOff
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| DATE: | 03-11-2024
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TIME:
| 4:30 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Mercedes-Benz Stadium
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| Atlanta United | Lineup |
Possible XI: Guzan (GK); Hernandez, Gregersen, Williams, Amador; Slisz, Fortune; Lennon, Miranchuk, Lobzhanidze, Thiaré. | |
| Inter Miami | Lineup |
Possible XI: Callender (GK); Alba, Martinez, Avilés, Weigandt; Bright, Busquets, Redondo; Gomez, Suarez, Messi. | |
Preview: Atlanta United Vs Inter Miami
The Herons can go through to the next round with a victory:
After their narrow 2-1 win in Round One, Inter Miami will visit the Mercedes-Benz Stadium to face Atlanta United. This will be the second game of the ‘Best of Three’ series of MLS playoffs. In the previous match, Lionel Messi’s side were considered huge favourites due to their regular season form and them playing in front of their own fans.
However, Atalanta United surprised everyone by their intensity. They made progressing the ball difficult for Inter Miami. Tata Martino’s side were bailed out by a wonderful strike from the full-back, Jordi Alba.
Atlanta United showcased excellent team chemistry in some phases of the game, and some of the veterans also stepped up to keep the scoreline respectable against the Herons. Atlanta need to win the game to keep their hopes alive for progressing further in the tournament, and the visitors just need a win to put this series to bed.
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About MLS:
History
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the United States and 3 in Canada—since the 2023 season. MLS is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan.
Major League Soccer is the most recent in a series of men's premier professional national soccer leagues established in the United States and Canada. The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984. MLS was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
The inaugural season took place in 1996 with ten teams. MLS experienced financial and operational struggles in its first few years, losing millions of dollars and folding two teams in 2002. Since then, developments such as the proliferation of soccer-specific stadiums around the league, the implementation of the Designated Player Rule allowing teams to sign star players such as David Beckham and Lionel Messi, and national TV contracts have made MLS profitable..
In 2022, with an average attendance of over 21,000 per game, MLS had the fourth-highest average attendance of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, behind the National Football League (NFL) with over 69,000 fans per game, Major League Baseball (MLB) with over 26,000 fans per game, and the Canadian Football League (CFL) with over 21,700 fans per game. MLS was the eighth-highest attended professional soccer league worldwide by 2018.
The MLS regular season typically starts in late February or early March and runs through mid-October, with each team playing 34 games; the team with the best record is awarded the Supporters' Shield. Eighteen teams compete in the postseason MLS Cup Playoffs in late October and November, culminating in the league's championship game, the MLS Cup.
Instead of operating as an association of independently owned clubs, MLS is a single entity in which each team is owned by the league and individually operated by the league's investors. The league has a fixed membership like most sports leagues in the United States and Canada and Mexico's Liga MX which makes it one of the few soccer leagues that does not use a promotion and relegation process.
The LA Galaxy have the most MLS Cups, with five. They are also tied with D.C. United for most Supporters' Shields, with four each. The Columbus Crew are the defending champions, as they defeated Los Angeles FC 2–1 on December 9, 2023, to mark the end of the 2023 season.
