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Atlanta United: The black soccer culture nobody knew existed

Soccer is a world sport. It reaches every country, age, race, and gender. Most of the discussion surrounding the sport is analysis based; this team did this, this player did this, this league is doing that. However, the impact of soccer on its communities is rarely talked about, especially in the United States. With MLS rapidly expanding, so too are the communities surrounding the cities that are granted new franchises.

No city knows this more than Atlanta, who gravitate toward Atlanta United like never before seen. Because of this, each culture in the city gets to put its own stamp on soccer.