NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May\u00a019, 2026) \u2013 Nashville Soccer Club\u00a0announced today its 2026\u00a0Golden Roots Soccer Series presented by\u00a0leading global\u00a0logistics\u00a0provider\u00a0GEODIS.\u00a0The Golden Roots Soccer Series is a youth-focused sports and\u00a0development program dedicated to inspiring,\u00a0educating\u00a0and empowering students across Middle Tennessee while building community\u00a0through the game of soccer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During May and June, the 2026 Golden Roots Soccer Series presented by GEODIS will provide weekly soccer programming\u00a0featuring Nashville SC players and GEODIS volunteers\u00a0to\u00a0more than 250\u00a0students\u00a0ages six to 18\u00a0from\u00a0local youth-serving organizations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBringing\u00a0Nashville\u00a0together through soccer is at the heart of everything we\u00a0do,\u00a0and the Golden Roots Soccer Series is central to that mission,\u201d said Nashville SC\u00a0Head\u00a0of Community Engagement Brandon Hill. \u201cThe opportunity to reach young people across\u00a0our community\u00a0through the beautiful game while helping build confidence, relationships and a sense of belonging is incredibly meaningful, and that\u00a0impact extends far beyond the field.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGEODIS’ 70-year presence in Middle Tennessee is built on a foundation of care for our community and our work with Nashville SC is a natural extension of that history,” said President and CEO of GEODIS Americas\u00a0Laura Ritchey. “The Golden Roots Soccer Series represents a shared commitment to our neighbors, investing in local youth and making a lasting impact on the Nashville area that goes beyond the game itself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 2026 Golden Roots Soccer Series\u00a0will culminate with a\u00a0Community Match Day for program participants\u00a0at Fair Park (2300 Bransford Ave)\u00a0on Friday, June 12 at 5:30 p.m. CT\u00a0in conjunction with\u00a0Nashville SC\u2019s\u00a02026 Visit Music City Summer Kickoff<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Following the\u00a0Golden Roots\u00a0event, Nashville SC will host its first Soccer Celebration presented by Discount Tire\u00a0live viewing (watch party)\u00a0at GEODIS Park\u2019s Publix Plaza\u00a0for the FIFA World Cup 26\u2122\u00a0Group Stage\u00a0match between the United States Men\u2019s National Team and Paraguay\u00a0scheduled for\u00a08 p.m. CT.\u00a0<\/p>\n The 2026 Visit Music City\u00a0Summer Kickoff will feature seven weeks of\u00a0programming\u00a0surrounding FIFA World Cup 26\u2122\u00a0including Soccer Celebration presented by Discount Tire watch parties, live\u00a0concerts\u00a0and family-friendly events such as youth soccer camps\u00a0and\u00a0the fourth annual Dash at the Castle 5K.\u00a0The series of events will culminate with Nashville SC\u2019s highly\u00a0anticipated\u00a0return to MLS play against Atlanta United FC at GEODIS Park on Friday, July 17 ahead of the FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 Final on Sunday, July 19.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n More information about\u00a0Nashville SC\u2019s\u00a0community initiatives can be found\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and details\u00a0regarding\u00a0the 2026 Visit Music City Summer Kickoff can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May\u00a019, 2026) \u2013 Nashville Soccer Club\u00a0announced today its 2026\u00a0Golden Roots Soccer Series presented by\u00a0leading global\u00a0logistics\u00a0provider\u00a0GEODIS.\u00a0The Golden…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681110,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[49,48,1835,561,82],"class_list":["post-681109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-press-releases","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}