((HT: 11Alive.com))
It's an interesting thought...
Can a mega-owner, whose town is (in pockets) quite soccer-rabid, and is a soccer dad himself make soccer a success at the largest professional level in the United States...??? Or is it just another loss leader for a vertically-integrated corporation...???
That's only for Arthur Blank to answer over time as he is now the proud owner of the 22nd Major League Soccer franchise...
After the attendance numbers that the Georgia Dome puts out for international friendlies (the last time was with MLS Commissioner Don Garber in attendance), it was a no-brainer for the largest media market in the country that DOESN'T have a team was going to get a team...
Orlando, New York City, and Miami are also on the clock as MLS Atlanta comes on board for 2017...
Here's FOSG Jeff Hullinger at the party...
Looking at the attendance numbers that Julie Wolfe put in the piece above, it will be interesting to see if MLS Atlanta turns into more like Seattle (which the town traditionally has not shown) or Chivas (and you'd have to be gawd awful for that to happen...)
The HQ is looking at somewhere close to the middle...
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