Atlanta United wants to build soccer fields across Georgia through grant program

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Atlanta United is awarding grants to organizations to build 100 "mini-pitches" throughout Georgia. (Emil Moffatt/WABE News)

The Atlanta United Foundation has a goal of building 100 “mini-pitches” — or small soccer fields — across the state of Georgia and it hopes to accomplish that feat over the next four years leading up to the World Cup in 2026.

The GA 100 campaign, as it’s known, is designed to bring soccer to children in more communities and expand the club’s footprint beyond Metro Atlanta.

The idea was launched in 2019, but it’s been a slow start because of the pandemic.