The Southeast. Home of sweet tea, biscuits, NASCAR, and… soccer?
Yes, you read that correctly, soccer. In the modern United States soccer landscape, the Southeast has become a hotbed for the beautiful game.
Within the past 7 years, five out of the past ten expansion teams added in Major League Soccer have been from the Southeast: Orlando, Atlanta, Miami, Nashville, and Charlotte.
In their short histories, these teams have already made waves across the country and world both on and off the pitch. Whether it’s through the loyalty of their fanbases, winning trophies, or having viral redneck moments, the Southeast has made soccer headlines.
The lifeblood of a club is its fans and the fans in the region have made it known that they are soccer enthusiasts. Four out of the five MLS clubs mentioned have drawn crowds of over 50,000 people, with Miami being the lone one out because they don’t have a stadium that can hold that many.
Nashville drew 59,069 in their inaugural home opener, Orlando’s biggest match was 62,510 in the citrus bowl, Atlanta’s highest amount was 73,019 in their MLS Cup Final appearance, and most recently Charlotte broke the all-time record with the 74,479 home crowd in their home opener this season.
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