Atlanta United Give MLS Its First Campeones Cup Win

Atlanta United won the Campeones Cup by defeating Liga MX side Club America 3-2 before a crowd of 40,128 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium last night. The game is in its second year, and Atlanta United became the "first MLS team to defeat a club from Mexico in the event" (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, 8/15).

Meanwhile, Atlanta United manager Frank de Boer issued a statement to "clarify controversial comments he made in a recently published article" in The Guardian in which he "twice described equal pay for men's and women's athletes as 'ridiculous.'" The statement reads in part, "When taken in its full context, my position is that I wholly respect and support the women’s game and am encouraged and excited by its growth both internationally and here in the U.S. I do believe when it comes to the economics of the game, as popularity keeps increasing it will lead to increased revenue and higher salaries in the women’s game, which is fantastic and what we all want to see" (ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, 8/15).