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Southern Fried Soccer: Stone, Lalas and Strong!

June 2, 2018 Atlanta: Atlanta United fans support their team against Philadelphia Union during the first half in a MLS soccer match on Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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June 2, 2018 Atlanta: Atlanta United fans support their team against Philadelphia Union during the first half in a MLS soccer match on Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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Dec 7, 2018

In this episode of the podcast “Southern Fried Soccer,” Doug Roberson of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution talks about the MLS Cup between Atlanta United and Portland with Fox Soccer personalities John Strong, Alexi Lalas and Rob Stone.

The game will be televised by Fox. Kickoff is 8:08 p.m.

Strong will be the play-by-play announcer for Saturday’s game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Lalas will be a studio analyst and Stone will host the field-level studio show.

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