MLS: Darren Eales to leave Tottenham to become first president of Atlanta franchise

Darren Eales (ENG) was appointed club president of Atlanta, the MLS (Major League Soccer, the North American football league) franchise on 10/09/2014.

Darren Eales, 42 years old, has been the executive director of Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League) since 2010. He will leave the London-based club "later this year, following a transition period," said the Atlanta franchise.

The city of Atlanta (Georgia, United States) was chosen to host the 22^nd MLS franchise on 16/04/2014. The future franchise, which will enter MLS in the 2017 season, belongs to Arthur Blank, co-founder of The Home Depot, a company that distributes household equipment, and owner of the Atlanta Falcons, an NFL (National Football League) franchise.

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