Over the past several weeks, Atlanta CEO Garth Lagerwey has hinted that the ideal coach would be a proven winner. Deila succeeds interim manager Rob Valentino who led Atlanta to a late-season postseason run. Atlanta eliminated Inter Miami in a three-game series before a loss to Orlando City in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Atlanta United hired Ronny Deila as its new coach on Friday, bringing him back to Major League Soccer three years after he guided New York City FC to a championship. The 49-year-old Norwegian manager agreed to a three-year deal to replace Rob Valentino,

ATLANTA — Major League Soccer announced the complete 2025 MLS regular season schedule on Thursday. Every match of the 2025 regular season, MLS Cup Playoffs, and Leagues Cup can be seen with no blackouts on MLS Season Pass, the subscription service from Apple and Major League Soccer.

Deila returned to Norway in 2016 as head coach of Vålerenga before joining MLS as the head coach of New York City FC in 2020. At NYCFC, he led the team to the MLS Cup title in 2021, achieving a 46-29-15 record during his two-and-a-half-year stint.

Atlanta United on Friday named Ronny Deila as the club's head coach through the 2027 MLS season. Deila is making a return to MLS, having coached New York City FC to the MLS Cup in 2021. "We're thrilled to welcome Ronny as the new head coach of Atlanta United,

FILE - Brugge's head coach Ronny Deila celebrates at the end of the Europa Conference League group D soccer match between Besiktas and Club Brugge at Besiktas park stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. ATLANTA — Atlanta United announced Friday it has named Ronny Deila as the club’s next head coach.

Former NYCFC boss Ronny Deila is back in MLS with Atlanta United, and that means it's time to look back on some memories of the 2021 MLS Cup winning coach. But one memory sticks out, hate it or love