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COURTESY U.S. SOCCER FEDERATION — The first-ever national training centre in Fayette County, Ga., for the U.S. Soccer Federation has been pegged at more than $200 million. It will include more than 200,000 square feet of high-performance facilities, locker rooms, meeting rooms and headquarters space. Renderings show a U-shaped, two-storey office building with a large entranceway, flat roof and large floor-to-ceiling windows, surrounded by soccer fields.
The venue will serve as headquarters for the soccer federation and create a central hub for the entire soccer community, including coaches and referees, so they can access best-in-class training, technology and infrastructure to promote successful and sustainable playing environments. The centre is being built on more than 200 acres of land in Trilith, a master-planned community in Fayette County. The site was chosen because it is accessible and near Atlanta’s major international airport as well as downtown. The climate is also conducive to year-round programming.
The facility will be called the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in recognition of a $50-million contribution made to the project by Arthur Blank, co-founder of Home Depot and owner of Atlanta United Football Club of Major League Soccer. Coca-Cola Company is also a founding partner. In July 2023, the company and U.S. Soccer entered into a long-term partnership agreement that included a $5-million grant to fund the training centre’s youth and workforce development programs called A Journey to a Better Life.
“Our sports experts at Gensler are at the forefront of the industry, implementing innovative amenities and technologies that revolutionize athlete health and performance. With this project, we look forward to incorporating these state-of-the-art features and supporting the next wave of soccer athletes for generations to come.”
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