Welcome to what is the yearly soccer equivalent of Super Bowl weekend, with the UEFA Champions League final playing appetizer to the main course of Vancouver Whitecaps hosting Atlanta United. It’s been a great few weeks to be a fan of the Five Stripes. The past two matches has seen the return of the high-flying, exciting attack that we all fell in love with in the first three matches of the season.
The return of Josef Martinez looks to be on the precipice of finally happening as Tata Martino confirmed that the striker would be traveling with the team to Vancouver, giving most people the impression that he’d get a spot on the bench.