Atlanta United is partnering with the city’s oldest international school on a pioneering educational program designed to support high-school-age players in development with the Major League Soccer franchise. Atlanta International […]
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Posted inUnited Kingdom
Falcons Plan for Return to London in October, Eye Future NFL Matchups in Germany
The Atlanta Falcons will showcase the American take on football across the pond again this year, returning to Wembley Stadium in London for another matchup aimed at boosting the National […]
Posted inIreland
Georgia Tech to Return to Ireland for 2024 Football Opener
Georgia Tech’s football team will return to Ireland for next year’s football opener in a contest that Atlanta boosters will likely once again use to showcase the city to Irish […]
Posted inUnited States
Atlanta Officially Chosen as a 2026 World Cup Host City
Atlanta made the cut as a World Cup host city Thursday, an anticipated win that nonetheless generated excitement among boosters and soccer fans already gearing up to welcome the world. […]
Posted inDenmark
Danish Line-Marking Robots See Rapid Sales Growth From Georgia
A Danish-based company is using Georgia as the entree into the U.S. market for its autonomous line-marking robots used on athletic fields. Tiny Mobile Robots says it takes pride in […]
Posted inUnited Kingdom
British Sports Tech Firms Pitched on Atlanta’s Mix of Equity, Opportunity
A delegation of 12 sports technology companies from the United Kingdom was assured this week that Atlanta was an unrivaled sports hub where they could make not only a buck, […]
Posted inBooks, Sports
Books 2021: Soccer as a Prism for Understanding Global Politics
Book: The Age of Football: Soccer and the 21st Century Author: David Goldblatt Review by: Kirk Bowman, Rise Up & Care Professor of Global Development and Identity, Sam Nunn School of […]
Posted inUnited Kingdom
British Consul General: Sports, Global Health and Tech Underpin Growing U.K. Relationship With Southeast U.S.
British Consul General Andrew Staunton spent most of October back home visiting family in the United Kingdom he hadn’t seen in two years due to COVID-related travel bans. But the […]
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Nations Cup Raises $50,000 for Youth Soccer Programs
Soccer in the Streets once again bested its fundraising goal in a July 10 tournament where “national” teams clash for the glory of their homelands and the good of the […]
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Businesswoman’s Machu Picchu Hike to Support Atlanta Paralympic Legacy Organization
For the third year, Atlanta businesswoman Lisa Simmons will climb to new heights in support of an organization that helps young people and veterans with physical disabilities blaze their own athletic trails. […]