By Anonymous (not verified), June 14, 2022
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From MLS:
Family Ties Run Deep in Father’s Day Game Between Atlanta & Miami
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Pictured: Atlanta United forwards Tyler Wolff (left) & Dom Dwyer (right). Photo Credit: Brett Davis (IMAGN / USA TODAY Sports)
This Father’s Day weekend will feature a number of sons whose fathers have also made waves in MLS, with two such duos set to star on Sunday as Inter Miami CF travels to face Atlanta United FC (3 p.m. ET, ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes). Miami’s Ariel Lassiter has provided attacking creativity in the club’s consecutive wins, which has mirrored his dad, Roy Lassiter , who scored 88 goals in MLS from 1996-2002. Coincidentally, Atlanta’s goal-scoring machine Josef Martínez has a unique connection to the Lassiter family, as he broke Roy’s MLS single-season goal record (27 in 1996) when he scored 31 goals in 2018. To slow Martínez down, Miami will turn to consistent defender Damion Lowe – whose father, Onandi Lowe, played in 13 MLS games for the Kansas City Wizards in 2001 – to continue their winning ways.Although Atlanta will not have Tyler Wolff available, as he is with the U.S. Under-20 Men’s Youth National Team, his brother, Owen, and father, Josh will showcase another MLS father-son connection in Austin. Under the direction of Josh, Owen Wolff has started the last three games and looks to produce assists in consecutive matches as the club battles CF Montréal on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, MLS LIVE on ESPN+).The Wolffs’ performances could catch the eye of former LA Galaxy defender and U.S. Men’s National Team Head Coach Gregg Berhalter, whose son, Sebastian has played in 12 games for Vancouver this season. The Whitecaps travel to Dallas on Saturday (9 p.m. ET, MLS LIVE on ESPN+) where Sebastian will go toe-to-toe with Landon Donovan MLS MVP candidate Jesús Ferreira, who is attempting to take home the award that his father David also won with Dallas in 2010.
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