Atlanta United FC training ground a standard for FC Cincinnati to follow

Pat Brennan | Cincinnati Enquirer

ATLANTA — Futbol Club Cincinnati is competing with Major League Soccer clubs on several fronts. The race to the top will soon include training facilities.

FC Cincinnati revealed in June plans for its Milford, Ohio training complex, which carries a projected price tag of $30 million.

Plans call for team and coaching staff locker rooms, athletic training and sports performance rooms, player lounge and dining facility, equipment and laundry rooms, team meeting rooms, reception area and media workspace, as well as offices for the coaching staff, technical director, and other team support staff, according to FC Cincinnati.

A 6,500-square-foot facility along the practice fields for the club's youth teams is another major feature.

For now, though, these are all projections.

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Atlanta United FC's Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Training Ground is an elite MLS practice facility that's been fully realized.

The facility took center stage Tuesday night for this week's MLS All-Star Game activities for the MLS Homegrown Game, which pitted younger MLS players that meet certain roster criteria against Tigres UANL's (Mexico) Under-20 team.

Atlanta United's training ground is mentioned among the best in MLS training facilities. Among its features are: Six academy locker rooms, a first-team dressing room with 22-foot ceilings, a full-service kitchen and dining room with a balcony, and a "show pitch" featuring 2,500 seats and an elevated pavilion.

First team locker room with 22-foot ceilings and 14 elevated windows.

Atlanta helped continue the rising standard of MLS training facilities, and FC Cincinnati is expected to follow suit.