US Soccer eyes North Carolina for new headquarters, training center

RALEIGH, N.C. — With the US set to co-host the 2026 World Cup, the nation’s soccer federation is contemplating North Carolina for a brand new headquarters and state-of-art coaching facility.

The Triangle Enterprise Journal, a CBJ sister publication, has confirmed that the U.S. Soccer Federation, presently primarily based in Chicago, is contemplating Cary for the proposed new headquarters and coaching middle. The potential growth would reap the benefits of the prevailing services at WakeMed Soccer Park, positioned off East Chatham Road close to Interstate 40.

Cary City Supervisor Sean Stegall instructed Triangle Enterprise Journal that the city pitched the potential transfer to U.S. Soccer final 12 months in Chicago.

“Our place is, that is what we are able to provide and tell us if we’re the popular web site and we are able to start some form of negotiation,” he mentioned in regards to the discussions.

“They actually have been occupied with Cary, however they tell us they have been taking a look at different locations within the nation as properly,” Stegall mentioned, including U.S. Soccer expects it to be a protracted course of.

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