diff --git a/thrift/src/main/thrift/atoms/footballcompetition.thrift b/thrift/src/main/thrift/atoms/footballcompetition.thrift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..478e4c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thrift/src/main/thrift/atoms/footballcompetition.thrift
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+namespace * contentatom.footballcompetition
+namespace java com.gu.contentatom.thrift.atom.footballcompetition
+#@namespace scala com.gu.contentatom.thrift.atom.footballcompetition
+#@namespace typescript _at_guardian.content_atom_model.footballcompetition
+
+enum FootballCompetitionComponentType {
+  MATCHDAY = 0,
+}
+
+
+struct FootballCompetitionAtom {
+  1: required string competitionId,
+  2: required FootballCompetitionComponentType componentType,
+//  3: optional FootballCompetitionComponentData data  // This can be used for any specific data for future components, if needed 
+}
+
+// If we ever need to have specific data fields for competition components, 
+// we can define them here. 
+/*
+union FootballCompetitionComponentData {
+  1:  MatchDayComponentData matchDayData
+}
+*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/thrift/src/main/thrift/contentatom.thrift b/thrift/src/main/thrift/contentatom.thrift
index e147f8a..b3bfc32 100644
--- a/thrift/src/main/thrift/contentatom.thrift
+++ b/thrift/src/main/thrift/contentatom.thrift
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ include "atoms/chart.thrift"
 include "atoms/audio.thrift"
 include "atoms/shared.thrift"
 include "atoms/emailsignup.thrift"
+include "atoms/footballcompetition.thrift"
 
 typedef string ContentAtomID
 
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ enum AtomType {
   COMMONSDIVISION = 13,
   CHART = 14,
   AUDIO = 15,
-  EMAILSIGNUP = 16
+  EMAILSIGNUP = 16,
+  FOOTBALLCOMPETITION = 17
 }
 
 union AtomData {
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ union AtomData {
   15: chart.ChartAtom chart
   16: audio.AudioAtom audio
   17: emailsignup.EmailSignUpAtom emailsignup
+  18: footballcompetition.FootballCompetitionAtom footballCompetition
 }
 
 struct ContentChangeDetails {