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Atlanta City: Leadership Change
NWSL 2028 expansion club Atlanta City named Richard Gunney as its inaugural Chief Soccer Officer, starting November 1, 2026. Gunney was previously Gotham FC's Director of Scouting and Recruiting (2022-2026), during which Gotham won two league titles.
Source: Just Womens Sports
- What happened
- NWSL 2028 expansion club Atlanta City named Richard Gunney as its inaugural Chief Soccer Officer, starting November 1, 2026. Gunney was previously Gotham FC's Director of Scouting and Recruiting (2022-2026), during which Gotham won two league titles.
- Who
- Atlanta City · USA
- When
- 2026-10-20
- Source
- Just Womens Sports
- So what
- A change at the top rarely stays at the top.
The leadership read
A change at the top rarely stays at the top. Atlanta City's move reshapes the layer beneath it in the sector as a new leader sets priorities and the team re-forms. Watch the first two or three appointments that follow; they signal direction more reliably than any statement.
Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 122.7 (Hot), up 17.8 on the prior month; Americas hiring signal is running rising (+34.4pts).
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