How U.S. Soccer’s decades-long dream of a national training center became reality

Cindy Parlow Cone touched down in Atlanta on Aug. 11, 2022, with a vision for the future of U.S. Soccer and a playbook for her high-stakes meeting with the billionaire who could bring it to life.Parlow Cone, the U.S. Soccer Federation’s president, wanted to build a first-of-its-kind national training center. But so had her predecessors. The dream dated back decades and, to many, felt unaffordable or far-fetched.Advertisement