A year ahead of the FIFA World Cup coming to Atlanta, Airbnb is predicting a huge economic impact to the city.

The number of empty seats at Mercedes-Benz Stadium was hard for Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca not to notice during his club’s 2-0 win over MLS side Los Angeles FC in the group stage of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

As the world counts down to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Atlanta is working tirelessly to not only host the event, but also to tell the city’s story. At a press conference on June 11, nearly one year before Atlanta’s first match on June 15,

The Club Wold Cup match between Chelsea and LAFC at on Monday drew just 22,137 to the 71,000-capacity Mercedes-Benz Stadium, making for uncomfortable viewing for FIFA.

Atlanta will host eight games including a semi-final, expecting to draw about 300,000 fans and create what Atlanta World Cup Host Committee Chief Operating Officer Georgia O’Donoghue likened to “eight Super Bowls in 39 days.

As thousands of fans are expected to travel for the world's monumental soccer event, Atlanta will be in the spotlight.

Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandes scored as the Blues started their Club World Cup campaign with a win, but the game was played in front of a sparse crowd in Atlanta

John Textor is facing another storm in Brazil as FIFA intervenes in the high-profile transfer of Thiago Almada from Atlanta United to Botafogo. The American businessman, who oversees a multi-club