A talk with Carroll Walton about her career as a writer and her approach to writing about Charlotte FC. 

Carroll is a sportswriter covering the Charlotte FC for The Charlotte Ledger. Freelancer, and Mom of three rambunctious boys.  A native Charlottean, Carroll also is a freelance writer for Charlotte Smarty Pants, Charlotte Magazine, and Baseball Hall of Fame Magazine. For 17 years she wrote for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution covering the Atlanta Braves in MLB as well as Baseball America, and she also co-wrote with Chipper Jones, a NY Times Bestseller memoir, titled Ballplayer.

Read or listen to Fútbol Friday (free): a weekly newsletter, distributed on Fridays, that gets you up to speed on Charlotte FC, Charlotte’s new Major League Soccer team. Whether you’re a casual fan, a diehard supporter or know nothing about soccer, Carroll will make you better informed about the players and the dynamics.

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