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Stadium security at forefront for Club World Cup in Atlanta
Mercedes-Benz Stadium has hosted numerous international soccer events, so it has protocols and procedures in place, but it hasn’t hosted a tournament like the Club World Cup.
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Is the Club World Cup a dry run for World Cup? Sort of.
The scale of hosting the Club World Cup will be smaller than the World Cup, but because it is the same sport it will offer some good tests for the stakeholders.
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Atlanta United blown out at NYCFC
The Five Stripes are shut out for the eighth time.
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4 Atlanta companies named as sponsors for city’s 2026 World Cup efforts
Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, Georgia-Pacific, Home Depot and Southern Co. will serve as sponsors for Atlanta's World Cup matches in June and July of 2026
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Does Ronny Deila have key to help Atlanta United win in Yankee Stadium?
Deila managed New York City from 2020 through part of 2022, leading the club to the MLS Cup in 2021. “You have to be quicker on the ball,” he said.
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Atlanta United’s starters for NYCFC not yet known because of call-ups
Atlanta United had 12 players, including 10 first-teamers, called up by their respective national teams for matches. The break ends with matches played Tuesday.
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium gets new class of grass for Club World Cup
Ahead of the Club World Cup, 740 rolls of grass were grown in Colorado, driven 30 hours to Atlanta on refrigerated trucks and then rolled out at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
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Atlanta United’s Cayman Togashi undergoes knee surgery
Cayman Togashi suffered a meniscus tear in his right knee.
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Eliminating ‘simple mistakes’ must be Atlanta United’s priority, Deila says
Atlanta United has allowed 10 goals in six matches and is 2-3-1 since switching to a back-five formation six matches ago.