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Nashville, Tennessee. Music City, Sports Town, and home to a new MLS team: Nashville Soccer Club. The league made the news official that Nashville is the first of 12 cities that submitted formal bids in January to be awarded one of four available MLS expansion teams. Join Susannah Collins to get a first hand account from the supporters, ownership, and celebrities of this newly proclaimed soccer city in the south.

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Episode 10, Season 2 of The Movement presented by AT&T. Host Calen Carr returns to Canada for the MLS Cup rematch between the Seattle Sounders and Toronto FC, exploring what this historic accomplishment signifies for TFC's supporters in the city of Toronto.

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In Episode 9 of Season 2 of The Movement presented by AT&T, host Calen Carr travels to Seattle to see how the Seattle Sounders history and the local soccer scene have shaped the current squad as they pursue back-to-back MLS Cup wins.

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In episode eight of The Movement presented by AT&T (Season Two), host Calen Carr catches up with friends and colleagues in New York City who are combining their love of soccer and the arts to redefine soccer culture in North America.

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In episode seven of The Movement presented by AT&T (Season Two), host Calen Carr travels to Portland, where the Timbers and NWSL’s Thorns, both owned by Merritt Paulson, are making diversity, inclusion and acceptance hallmarks of their clubs.

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In episode six of The Movement presented by AT&T (Season Two), host Calen Carr travels Atlanta to uncover how Atlanta United has captured the imagination of the city. During its first season in MLS, Atlanta United set a record for attendance by an expansion team and looks poised to make the MLS Cup Playoffs. 

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In episode five of The Movement presented by AT&T (Season Two), host Calen Carr travels to Jackson, Mississippi. Despite not being known as a soccer hotbed, Jackson launched the career of longtime MLS-vet Justin Mapp and vaulted Marlon Hairston of the Colorado Rapids and Marcus Epps of the Philadelphia Union to the league in recent years. Carr explores how these players emerged from the nascent Mississippi soccer scene and laid the foundation for the game to grow in “the ‘Sip.”

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In episode four of season two of The Movement presented by AT&T, host Calen Carr travels to Chicago for the MLS All-Star game and to see how his old club, Chicago Fire, have re-built their squad into an MLS Cup contender. 

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In episode three of season two of The Movement presented by AT&T, host Calen Carr travels to Salt Lake City to see how Real Salt Lake is a unifying force in their community, combining the city’s deep roots with the LDS church and it’s growing diverse population to create a vibrant and passionate soccer culture. 

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The Movement presented by AT&T, Season 02, Episode 02: Calen Carr travels to Houston and Rio Grande Valley to explore the unique relationship between the Houston Dynamo and Rio Grande Valley FC.

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In the season two premiere of The Movement presented by AT&T, Calen Carr travels to Orlando to experience the growing soccer culture, visit Orlando City SC’s new stadium and examine the unique connection between the club and the community in the wake of the Pulse shooting. Carr, a former MLS forward for the Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire talks with former Dynamo teammate Tally Hall about his new career with the Orlando Police department, Orlando City midfielder Servando Carrasco, Orlando Pride defender Toni Pressley and more.

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MLSsoccer.com takes you through an exploration of an ever-growing hotbed of American soccer, the Southeast of the United States. Full feature debuts soon on MLSsoccer.com

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Entering 2017, Ryan Hollingshead looked to build on his best two professional seasons, which included a significant role in helping FC Dallas capture the first two major trophies in club history. But on January 6, the plan changed dramatically. Hollingshead was struck by a car while helping a stranger during icy road conditions in suburban Dallas. He suffered multiple fractured vertebrae and missed preseason and the first two months of the season. But with support he received from family, FC Dallas and his faith, Hollingshead recovered relatively quickly and returned to action May 17 against NYCFC. Hollingshead has appeared in 11 league games for FC Dallas this season, for a career total of 84. Two of his four career goals have come against the Houston Dynamo. 

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"Rolling Rock" was written & performed by Marc Bamuthi Joseph. Mr. Joseph is an award-winning poet and performer. His latest work, /peh-LO-tah/, is a multi-dimensional performance work that links culture and sport to the complexities of soccer as a conduit for both global joy and global corruption.

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This was produced for “MLS Summer Beat”, a celebration of the connection between music and Soccer. Activations included a a concert series over Memorial Day weekend, in Atlanta, San Jose, and Seattle. https://www.mlssoccer.com/summerbeat

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