{"id":602,"date":"2026-07-16T17:09:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=602"},"modified":"2026-07-16T17:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:09:37","slug":"soccer-a-place-called-home-us-soccers-hope-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=602","title":{"rendered":"Soccer-A Place Called Home: US Soccer&#8217;s Hope for the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>By Trevor Stynes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>ATLANTA, July 16 (Reuters) &#8211; U.S. Soccer believes a new state-of-the-art training \u2060centre \u2060and finally having a permanent home can put \u2060it on equal footing with football&#8217;s powerhouse nations in the years ahead, as they look to the \u200bfuture following an early end to their World Cup adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=600\">US Agencies Have Seized More Than 700 Drones Near World Cup Sites<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Excitement and enthusiasm turned to familiar disappointment for U.S. fans as the team topped their group and \u200creached the round of 16 only to \u200cexit the tournament in a 4-1 defeat by Belgium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, outside Atlanta, opened in May in time for World \u2060Cup preparations, relocating \u2060their headquarters and almost 400 employees from Chicago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;This is the first time U.S. soccer has \u200bever owned a blade of grass,&#8221; the centre&#8217;s general manager Tom Norton told Reuters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an opportunity for us to bring all of our operation under one roof together so we can push our game to the next level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The centre is the latest stage of its namesake Arthur Blank&#8217;s quest to turn Atlanta into the \u200bcountry&#8217;s soccer capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The owner of the NFL&#8217;s Falcons, Blank poured $50 million into the project and was also the engine behind the city&#8217;s \u2060MLS \u2060franchise Atlanta United and is bringing \u2060an NWSL team to \u200bthe region in 2028.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The centre features 17 outdoor playing surfaces, including 13 \u202fregulation-size grass pitches, along with a full-size artificial turf indoor \u200bpitch, the Nike High Performance Gym, and \u2060dining and nutrition areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>All 27 U.S. national teams will be catered for at the 200-acre facility, but there are plans to involve others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not going to limit what we&#8217;re working with here,&#8221; Norton said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re going to make sure that the rest of the soccer world can be welcomed here and grow the game together. 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