Will Big-League Soccer Make It in Atlanta This Time?: A Talk with the Washington Post’s Steve Goff

  On or around April 16, 2014, Major League Soccer is expected to announce that Atlanta will be awarded an expansion franchise, to begin play in 2017 in the new Atlanta Falcons stadium.  Falcons owner Arthur Blank is the major force behind the courtship of MLS.  But Atlanta has had big-league soccer franchises before, including two bearing the name the Atlanta Chiefs, and two versions of the Atlanta Beat women’s team.  For a look at the challenges an Atlanta team would face in MLS, and in an already-crowded sports city, WABE’s Denis O’Hayer spoke with Washington Post sports writer Steven Goff, who covers the world of soccer in his “Soccer Insider” blog.