As Major League Soccer’s opening weekend approaches, Atlanta United continues to break MLS expansion records at breakneck speed. This week the club announced that it had sold 33,000 season tickets. They have also sold out Sunday’s match against the New York Red Bulls.
Considering the makeup of the city, United’s ticket sale success might be surprising to some. Millions of new transplants have moved into the Atlanta area in the past twenty years. Consequently, these new transplants have given Atlanta a perception as the worst sports city in America by certain media outlets.