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| Atlanta may have its fair share of strip clubs, but it wasn’t ready for lingerie-clad ladies playing football.
moving to Charlotte after failure to find a stadium in Georgia. League officials said they submitted bids to multiple venues in Fulton and Gwinnett counties, but were denied a place to play. They declined to identify the venues. “We checked out everything. No stone was left unturned,” said Jennifer Colter, a spokeswoman for the Lingerie Football League. “There was a little bit of friction and hesitation with certain venues not wanting that type of entertainment.” Charlotte, however, is glad to welcome the team. The Steam will announce their new stadium later this week, Colter said. The Steam were scheduled to start training camps here this week and kick off the first season in September against the New England Euphoria. League officials insist the ladies still plan to play in September, just farther north. The Steam tried to play in the Georgia Dome, but a monster truck show was already booked on one of the days they requested, said Mark Geiger, a spokesman for the Dome. |
