The Atlas Courier
The dugout26 Jul 2027
Kevin Lara: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Atlas have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Transfer targets26 Jul 2027
Door shut on Santiago López
Atlas asked and Pumas UNAM said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Boardroom26 Jul 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Atlas
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market26 Jul 2027
Atlas promote Rodolfo Dos Santos from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rodolfo Dos Santos has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market26 Jul 2027
Javier Edson steps up from the Atlas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Javier Edson has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market26 Jul 2027
Christian Romo steps up from the Atlas academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Christian Romo has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market26 Jul 2027
Atlas promote Alexis Gallardo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexis Gallardo has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad26 Jul 2027
A row about effort at Atlas
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Luís Esteves was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Player ratings26 Jul 2027
Luís Esteves was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 18. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
In brief
- Boardroom Atlas are making the ground bigger
- Squad Jorge Rodríguez in a row with a teammate
- Match Two points walk out of the ground