MARIETTA, GA. — Atlanta United has selected Atlanta-based tvsdesign to design its new $50 million training facility in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The project will be situated on a 33-acre site off Franklin Road and will feature six soccer fields and a 28,000-square-foot facility that will house the first team and academy players, along with the team’s executive and operations staff. The project is slated to bring roughly 80 high-paying jobs to the area by 2017, when the club will kick off its inaugural season at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium under construction in downtown Atlanta. Atlanta United, Major League Soccer’s 22nd franchise, plans to hold open training sessions and tournaments at the new complex. The club is owned by Arthur Blank and led by president Darren Eales.
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