Two years ago today car horns were sounding in celebration at Ibrox, but big Giakoumakis soon silenced them and a certain shock-jock sports journalist… Two years ago today we headed to McDiarmid Park to take on St Johnstone in a Saturday lunch time kick off.
With eight games remaining in the MLS regular season, Atlanta has risen to ninth place — good enough for the final playoff berth and with plenty of potential to move up higher. But what did it do? And can its success be replicated by other struggling franchises?
As we reported a few weeks ago former Celtic striker Giorgos Giakoumakis was set to quit Atlanta United for a $10m move to Mexican side Cruz Azul. That move has now gone through and results in a tidy windfall of around £900,000 for Celtic thanks to the sell-on clause that took the Greek striker from Glasgow to the MLS side.
Atlanta United striker Giorgos Giakoumakis is set to move to Mexico's Cruz Azul on a $10 million transfer, according to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano and The Athletic.
Stuck in a five-match winless drought, Atlanta United will look to get back on track when they host D.C. United on Saturday night. Atlanta (3-4-3, 12 points) is 0-2-3 in its last five MLS matches, including losses in its last two home dates.
Atlanta United have yet to score a goal on the road this season as they visit a New York City FC squad playing the opener of a five-game homestand. Making matters worse is that Atlanta will be without leading scorer Giorgos Giakoumakis when it seeks its first road win of the campaign on Saturday night at Citi Field.
Saba Lobjanidze and Giorgos Giakoumakis each scored goals as Atlanta United continued to distance themselves from a season-opening defeat with a 2-0 victory Sunday over visiting Orlando City.
After taking full advantage of a second chance to jump start their season, Atlanta United will race into its matchup Sunday at home against rival Orlando City.
Former Celtic striker Giorgios Giakoumakis scored his first hat-trick in America football yesterday as Atlanta City got the new season off to a flyer with a 4-1 victory over New England Revolution.
Giorgos Giakoumakis scored his first MLS hat trick to propel Atlanta United to a 4-1 win over the visiting New England Revolution on Saturday. Thiago Almada also scored for Atlanta (1-1-0, 3 points).
Cucho Hernandez scored and Patrick Schulte made three saves as the Columbus Crew opened defense of their MLS Cup title with a 1-0 victory against visiting Atlanta United in Saturday's season opener.
Major League Soccer returns next week after a two-month hiatus with competition never more fierce. Twenty-nine teams will compete for the 2024 MLS Cup, but what team will win it all?