Photos: Gov. Kemp, Arthur Blank break ground for soccer training center

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Photos: Gov. Kemp, Arthur Blank break ground for soccer training center

Governor Brian Kemp was on hand as the groundbreaking was held for the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center on Monday, April 8, 2024. The center will be located in Fayette County. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Governor Brian Kemp (left) shakes hands with Arthur M. Blank during the groundbreaking of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Atlanta, at State Farm Arena. The center will be located in Fayette County. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Arthur M. Blank and Cindy Parlow Cone break ground for the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Atlanta, at State Farm Arena. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Renderings of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. It will be located in Fayette County. Photos: U.S. Soccer

Governor Brian Kemp speaks during the ground breaking. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Renderings of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. It will be located in Fayette County. Photos: U.S. Soccer

An excavator is on display symbolizing the groundbreaking to come. The center will be located in Fayette County. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Governor Brian Kemp (R) of Georgia, JT Barlow, Arthur M. Blank, Cindy Parlow Cone, and other members of local and state governments get ready to break ground during the ground breaking of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Atlanta, at State Farm Arena. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Renderings of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. It will be located in Fayette County. Photos: U.S. Soccer

Arthur M. Blank speaks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

U.S. Soccer signage was set up for the groundbreaking of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Renderings of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. It will be located in Fayette County. Photos: U.S. Soccer

Cindy Parlow Cone, U.S. Soccer President, gives a speech and welcomes Arthur M. Blank to the stage. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Governor Brian Kemp, JT Barlow, Arthur M. Blank, Cindy Parlow Cone, and other members of local and state governments get ready to break ground for the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Renderings of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. It will be located in Fayette County. Photos: U.S. Soccer

JT Batson, the U.S. Soccer CEO, talks at the groundbreaking. The center will be located in Fayette County. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Renderings of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. It will be located in Fayette County. Photos: U.S. Soccer

U.S. Soccer welcomes visitors during the groundbreaking. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Renderings of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. It will be located in Fayette County. Photos: U.S. Soccer

Cindy Parlow Cone, U.S. Soccer President, gives a speech during the groundbreaking of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

Signage welcomes visitors during the groundbreaking of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. The center will be located in Fayette County. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

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Credit: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Governor Brian Kemp (left) shakes hands with Arthur M. Blank during the groundbreaking of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center on Monday, April 8, 2024, in Atlanta, at State Farm Arena. The center will be located in Fayette County. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason Allen)

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