Friday, March 3, 2017

Atlanta debuts in MLS at stadium known for college football (The Associated Press)

A worker paints the field at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday, March 2, 2017, before Atlanta United's first soccer game Sunday. The team will play its first eight home games at Georgia Tech's football stadium before moving to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in late July. (AP Photo/Paul Newberry)

Goals sit at each end of Bobby Dodd Stadium - only these come with nets, not uprights. A worker unwinds a tape measure in what is normally the end zone, measuring off the last bits of the larger field that need to be painted for Atlanta United's very first game. Georgia Tech's campus stadium will serve as the first home of Atlanta United, one of two expansion teams making its debut in Major League Soccer this season .


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