Check out this goal from Atlanta United's James Brighton in a recent game.

March 11, 2018 Atlanta: A Atlanta United fan toasts the team as they take on the D.C. United during their home opener in a MLS soccer game on Sunday, March 11, 2018, in Atlanta.    Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

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Dan Corso, president of the Atlanta World Cup Host Committee and the Atlanta Sports Council (left) marks one year to go until the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins. Also pictured at right is Dietmar Exler, chief operating officer of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Jason Getz / AJC)

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A rendering shows the proposed skybridge included in state plans to give Capitol Hill a $400 million makeover. (Courtesy of Georgia Building Authority)

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