After eight years leading the club, Atlanta United team president Darren Eales is heading back to England.
The two-time Major League Soccer executive of the year was named as the CEO of Newcastle United of the English Premier League on Friday.
Born and raised in England before moving to the U.S. on a college soccer scholarship, Eales joined Atlanta United in 2014, three years before the club played its first MLS match.
“It has been the adventure and honor of a lifetime to help build Atlanta United,” Eales said in a statement released by the club.
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