Atlanta United today announced its 2021 Special Olympics Unified Team, presented by Gallagher. The Unified Team celebrated the launch of its fifth year at its annual Signing Day event where players signed their contracts, joined by former Atlanta United players and founding Unified ambassadors Mark Bloom and Greg Garza.
Launched in 2017, Atlanta United’s Unified Team is part of MLS WORKS’ collaboration with Special Olympics to form the Special Olympics Unified Sports Soccer Exchange Program. The program unites individuals with and without intellectual disabilities as members of one team to promote an environment of social inclusion through soccer.