U.S. Soccer turns page to its future with opening of national training center
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — The U. S.
Soccer Federation officially opened the sprawling Arthur M. Blank U. S.
Soccer National Training Center (NTC) on Thursday in Fayette County, with a guest list that included MLS commissioner Don Garber, U. S. women’s national team head coach Emma Hayes and men’s senior national team assistant coach Jesús Pérez .
Beyond the ribbon cutting and the pleasantries exchanged, it marked the celebration of a historic moment for soccer in America out in rural Georgia. What began as an improbable dream for federation president Cindy Parlow Cone in 2022, became a reality that could alter the expectations of the federation and its 27 national teams for decades to come. When former U.
S. center back and current assistant sporting director Oguchi Onyewu took the stage to address corporate donors, community leaders and U. S.
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