Atlanta United parted ways with Frank de Boer just days after they lost their way out of the MLS is Back Tournament. So what now? Their ATLUTD2 coach has stepped up in the interim, but there has to be some big names in the running long term. I've heard plenty of rumors and maybe even started some myself, so here's a look at who might be on the list for the Five Stripes. 

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Am I breaking down my MLS is Back bracket or is it breaking me? I made some pretty poor decisions leading up to the final of the tournament and I talk through them here. Regardless of who wins, it's been a fun month filled with soccer and wild moments when I needed some good games to watch. I hope you enjoy this quick episode ahead of tonight's final, and I'll be back soon with some thoughts about Atlanta United and what's next for the Five Stripes. // Originally uploaded on August 11, 2020 // If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to like and subscribe, and follow me for updates on future episodes! Instagram: @alicia.r.owens Twitter: @aliciaowens55

Frank de Boer and Atlanta United announced earlier today that they're mutually parting ways, and the 17s are reeling. Why'd it happen so soon? Who's gonna come next? We don't know, but we know de Boer won't be using his tactical magnets with the Five Stripes ever again. Here's my gut reaction to the team being without a coach days after losing their way out of MLS is Back. // Originally uploaded on July 24, 2020 // If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to like and subscribe, and follow me for updates on future episodes!  Instagram: @alicia.r.owens Twitter: @aliciaowens55

I hope you enjoy this short preview episode turned complaint session as I figure out how to feel about Atlanta United's performance in the MLS is Back Tournament. If you want me to do something similar for another team, let me know! // Originally uploaded on July 21, 2020 // If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to like and subscribe, and follow me for updates on future episodes! Instagram: @alicia.r.owens Twitter: @aliciaowens55

In this episode, I do my best to explain the MLS is Back Tournament to my friend and soccer novice, Jas (@jasalexiaa on IG). We talk about the first week of play as well as the BLM demonstrations made by the players, and then it's pretty downhill from there. We hope you enjoy listening to us laugh and complain and wonder how these players can stand playing a game at 9am with a full breakfast in their bellies. // Originally uploaded on July 18, 2020 // If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to like and subscribe, and follow me for updates on future episodes! Instagram: @alicia.r.owens Twitter: @aliciaowens55

In this week's episode, I preview the MLS is Back Tournament based solely on jerseys and how ugly or not ugly they are. The league comes back today after the season was postponed due to coronavirus, and the teams will play in a World Cup style tournament to make up for the lost games. But I can't judge them based on past performance (because that was four months ago) so instead here I am, pitting them against each other based on style. // Originally uploaded on July 8, 2020 // If you like this episode, be sure to like and subscribe, and follow me for updates on future episodes! IG: @alicia.r.owens TWT: @aliciaowens55

In this preview episode that's not quite a real episode, Alicia tries her podcast idea out with memories submitted by family and friends of their favorite sports moments. This is from the early stages of Kicks and Giggles, and it was more a test to see if Alicia could speak for fifteen minutes uninterrupted without being distracted. You be the judge of how she did.