Atlanta United FC is one year away from its first touch in Major League Soccer, and I, for one, could not be more excited. Yeah, I like soccer. I am a proud US Men's National team supporter/fanatic. I love the Premier League, watching the UEFA Champions League, and keeping up with the beautiful game worldwide. The one thing that has lacked in my fandom thus far, though, is having a local club to support.
That has changed. My beloved home state of Georgia will finally be getting a soccer team. (Sorry, Silverbacks didn't count in my mind.) Arthur Blank, the NFL's Falcons owner who is pretty well off, announced during the summer of 2014 that Atlanta would be getting an MLS franchise in 2017.