The official announcement of which teams will be playing in Atlanta next summer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup was mildly disappointing – countries traveling to the Peach State will include South Africa, Morocco, Haiti, Uzbekistan (who?) and Cape Verde (WHO?). But there is a silver lining – FIFA’s number one team, World Cup favorites Spain will play two group stage matches in Atlanta, bringing their star-studded roster and legions of fans into Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and likely setting up camp somewhere in the Atlanta metro. La Roja (the team’s nickname) will have Atlanta’s sports scene RISING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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