Arthur Blank ’s Atlanta sports empire is growing again with Tuesday’s announcement that the city has been awarded a NWSL expansion franchise . The team will be the league’s 17th and is set to begin play in 2028 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The NWSL club will be owned and operated by Blank’s AMB Sports and Entertainment , which also owns the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and MLS' Atlanta United. Both teams play at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where attendance for the women’s matches will be capped at about 28,000 once modifications to the venue are complete.

“We are thrilled to bring a National Women’s Soccer League franchise to Atlanta and Georgia and the passionate soccer fans here,” Blank said in a statement, via ESPN News Services. “Our clear goal is to compete for championships beginning in

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