Atlanta Soccer

A soccer exhibition on the third floor of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights explores how the world's most popular sport has challenged injustice across the globe. On view in Atlanta through June 2027.

We sat down with Jozy Altidore at Sogility's Fayetteville, Georgia facility to talk youth player development, why American soccer misses too much talent, and what he's building just down the road from US Soccer.

Mauricio Culebro held his first press conference in Atlanta. He, Josh Blank, and Rich McKay spoke on NWSL Atlanta, the transfer window, and this World Cup summer.

On the same street where Atlanta first talked about soccer, the game is back home The taps went in last week. The TVs are going up. This morning, the doors at 91 Broad Street Southwest open for good. The Brewhouse Cafe has arrived on Broad Street in South Downtown. (photo: Jason Longshore) Humberto Bermudez has been at this for months. Since around the first of the year, he has been equipping and accessorizing the new Broad Street location, the second home of the Brewhouse Ca

Cabo Verde held Spain to a 0-0 draw in their first-ever World Cup match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Vozinha, Diney Borges, and the Blue Sharks made history in Atlanta.

A note from Jason Longshore, SDH Network Today, Georgia Soccer and SDH announced a new partnership. I'm quoted in the release, which means I should probably explain what it actually means, beyond the version that fits in a press release. US youth national team players interacting with the next generation. (photo: Sofia Cupertino for the SDH Network) Georgia Soccer has named SDH its official media partner. In practice, that means we'll be covering Georgia Soccer's programs, ev

Aaliyah Faddoul finished her junior season at Georgia State the way she has finished most of them: on a list. First Team All Sun Belt. Nineteen starts. A team high six goals and 17 points, on 85 shots with a shooting percentage north of 50 percent. She has been on the field for every minute of conference play in three straight seasons, and every fall she adds another line to a résumé that already includes Sun Belt Freshman of the Year and back to back All Conference selection

Atlanta wasn't on the 1994 World Cup host city list. This summer it hosts a semifinal. The full story of how the city built its soccer culture, stadium, and reputation from scratch over 60 years.

Atlanta was left off the 1994 World Cup host city list the day after the United States won the bid. This is the story of how the city spent 35 years building its way to a 2026 semifinal.

FIFA, KultureCity, and Hisense are making the 2026 World Cup the first sensory-inclusive tournament in history. Here is what that looks like at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

American soccer has spent decades focused on elite development while ignoring the most inclusive, community-connected version of the game. High school soccer is the goldmine nobody is digging. Georgia just proved what happens when you let it grow.

This page is part of the Soccer Down Here Soccer Reference Desk history of soccer in Atlanta. It covers the original Atlanta Chiefs, 1966 to 1972. A separate page will cover the second Chiefs era, 1978 to 1981. "When you say you're with Atlanta, then people know and understand. Atlanta is U.S. soccer to people around the world." — Vic Rouse, Atlanta Chiefs head coach, February 1969 1. The Decision: Why Atlanta and Why Soccer in 1966 The question that launched professional soc

Ted Turner died today at 87, and the obituaries are writing themselves. CNN founder. Braves owner. Superstation pioneer. America's Cup winner. The man who put Atlanta on the world map before Atlanta knew it belonged there. All of it is true, and all of it deserves to be said. But there is a chapter in Turner's relationship with this city and with this sport that is not making it into those obituaries, and it is one that soccer people in Atlanta should know. Because before Art

Matteo with a teammate at Aldosivi (photos from Matteo) Matteo Berrio is 18 years old, from Buford, Georgia, and right now he is training with the reserve side at Club Atlético Aldosivi in Mar del Plata, Argentina, a Liga Profesional club, with eyes on time with the first team as well. For a kid who grew up in the Atlanta soccer scene, that is not a small thing. Getting here was not a straight line. Berrio's path ran through Envigado FC in Colombia, one of South America's mos

Josh Blank laid out the timeline for Atlanta's 2028 NWSL launch. The organization is not waiting for opening day to figure out who this club is supposed to be. Atlanta's NWSL team does not have a name yet. The crest, the logo, and the coach are all still to come. The chief soccer officer search is underway and the roster has not been assembled. From the outside, 2028 feels a long way off. From the inside, the work is already well underway. Arthur and Josh Blank at the Atlanta

"When you say you're with Atlanta, then people know and understand. Atlanta is U.S. soccer to people around the world." — Vic Rouse, Atlanta Chiefs head coach, February 1969 Atlanta did not discover soccer when Atlanta United arrived. Atlanta United discovered what had been here all along. This is that story. The history of soccer in Atlanta stretches back more than a century, to immigrant communities kicking a ball at Piedmont Park in 1908 and a handful of Scotsmen and Engli

Former U.S. Men's National Team captain Carlos Bocanegra has launched Atlanta FC, a new youth soccer club for boys U-8 through U-13 built around a one-team-per-coach development model. Tryouts are May 18-20 in Brookhaven.