Charlotte grabbed a 2-0 win over Atlanta United, the club which spent an MLS record-fee of $22 million on striker Emmanuel Latte Lath who who was held off the scoresheet for the first time since joining the Five Stripes. Welcome to MLS, Wilfried Zaha. A goal on his @CharlotteFC debut! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/zfD4pqHShj

Charlotte FC supporters reminded the rest of MLS just how large, loud and proud their fanbase is on Saturday afternoon, as a spirited crowd of 51,002 packed sunny Bank of America Stadium for their 2025 home opener,

We’re off and running on MLS’s 30th season. As usual, we had First Kick fireworks (I will always call Matchday 1 “First Kick”); as usual, that was followed by a much more cagey and conservative display on Matchday 2,

Wilfried Zaha scored on his debut for Charlotte FC and Israeli Tai Baribo scored a hat-trick for the Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

Second Half_1, Charlotte FC, Abada, 1 (Zaha), 49th minute; 2, Charlotte FC, Zaha, 1, 54th. Goalies_Atlanta, Brad Guzan, Josh Cohen; Charlotte FC, Kristijan Kahlina, David Bingham. Atlanta_Brad Guzan;