AJC

Atlanta United Foundation expands ‘Mentoring through Soccer’ program

The Atlanta United Foundation, an affiliate of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, recently announced a grant of $280,570 over three years in support of ‘Mentoring through Soccer,’ a joint youth program of the Latin American Association and

AJC

StationSoccer East Point Receives 2019 Great Place Award

The Atlanta Regional Commission recently announced the 2019 recipients of the agency’s Developments of Excellence awards during the annual State of the Region breakfast. Each year, the awards honor developments and places that are improving the quality of

ARC- Atlanta Regional Commission

Honoring Bold Innovation & Community Design

ARC’s Development of Excellence awards recognize projects in metro Atlanta that exemplify cutting-edge, livable design that enhance the surrounding community and support the goals and policies of the Atlanta Region’s Plan, metro Atlanta’s long-range, comprehensive blueprint. Development of Excellence awards

CNN- HNL

"Soccer in the Streets" looks to transform public transit stations

Difference Maker Sanjay Patel grew up in the UK and he's the mastermind behind a new "Soccer in the Streets" program in Atlanta, seeking to transform lives with what it's calling a global 1st... Soccer fields

WABE

‘Closer Look’ Visits Soccer In The Streets’ New East Point Pitch

Back in 2015, Sanjay Patel had an idea: make soccer more accessible to Atlanta kids by building pitches, or soccer fields, near MARTA stations. Since then, that idea has taken off. Last year, the organization

Saporta Report

Saturday was a big day in East Point: 'This site is going to change people's lives'

Ten-year-old goalie Kelan Watkins was a phenomenal shot blocker in the inaugural play Saturday on Soccer in the Street's new field. The play represented a tender moment in metro Atlanta,

Gwinnett Daily Post

Inaugural Gresselmania golf tournament at TPC Sugarloaf proves to be big draw

The first Gresselmania golf tournament, held at TPC Sugarloaf and benefitting Soccer in the Streets, went over maximum capacity Tuesday. They had 19 flights (on 18 holes) and more than two

MLS

Atlanta United, Club America: Making a difference in the community

MLS, Atlanta United, Liga MX and Club America teamed up with the Latin American Association (LAA) and Sequoyah Middle School in metro Atlanta to refurbish a soccer space utilized by the community and LAA’s youth mentorship

FIFA.COM

Atlanta’s refugees get surprise of a lifetime

“Football is what keeps them going.”

Atlanta's Clarkston Community Centre sits in the middle of the most diverse square mile in the entire United States. Children and teenagers scamper down a dirt path cleared out in the middle

Global Atlanta

Mexico’s CEMEX to Donate Concrete to Help Build Soccer Fields Near MARTA Stations

Mexican cement giant CEMEX will donate concrete to be used in the construction of youth soccer fields adjacent to transit stations in Atlanta.  CEMEX subsidiary Ready Mix USA is to provide 100 cubic yards for curbs and sidewalks at the