Can The U.S. Spend Its Way To Soccer Success?
Key takeaways
- The most commonly cited cost estimate of The Arthur C.
- But donors and sponsors have been quick to open their checkbooks. “Founding partners” include AT&T, Bank of America, Chobani, Emory Healthcare, Nike, ŌURA and Atlanta’s own Coca-Cola.
- And the Atlanta facility — which includes the federation’s headquarters, relocated from Chicago — isn’t even the federation’s only training facility.
Sports Money Can The U.S. Spend Its Way To Soccer Success?By Beau Dure,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Beau Dure is a sports journalist and author of several soccer books.Follow Author Jun 03, 2026, 04:27pm EDTJun 03, 2026, 04:48pm EDTThe Arthur M. Blank National Training Center had its ribbon-cutting on May 7.Getty Images Just in time for the World Cup, U.S. Soccer has unveiled a sprawling, state-of-the-art complex in the Atlanta suburbs that shows just how much the nation’s soccer community is willing to spend on soccer.
The most commonly cited cost estimate of The Arthur C. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center is $250 million, though some reports put the number a little lower. Most of the funding comes from the U.S. Soccer Federation, which floated $200 million in bonds via Fayette County’s development authority.