Kansas City.– He Arrowhead Stadium, the temple of Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes, This Monday will be the stage for the decisive match America Cup between the United States and Uruguay.
With a capacity of 76,416 spectators, Arrowhead Stadium is the third largest stadium in the continental tournament, surpassed only by MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford (New Jersey) and AT&T Stadium in Arlington (Texas).
All three are major NFL venues, with AT&T Stadium being home to the Dallas Cowboys and MetLife Stadium being home to the New York Giants and New York Jets.
The three will also host the next World Cup in 2026, which they are organizing jointly. United States, Mexico and Canada – Arrowhead Stadium will host six matches, including a quarter-final.
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Normally, Arrohead Stadium, opened in 1972, is the home of the Chiefs.dominators of American football in the last five years and current Super Bowl champions led by Mahomes, a true fan of the other football (‘soccer’, as the Americans say).
Kansas City, a city devoted to sports
Mahomes’ ties to Kansas City teams, not just the Chiefs, are total. The quarterback is a shareholder in Sporting Kansas City of the MLS and the Royals of the MLB.
In addition, with his wife, former soccer player Brittany Mahomes, to whom he proposed in 2020 at Arrowhead, they are part of the ownership group of the Kansas City Current, now leader of the NWSL, undefeated in the first 15 league rounds.
The Currents are the only team in the US women’s soccer league with their own stadium, CPKC Stadium, inaugurated this season and with a capacity for 11,500 spectators. This figure is an example of the devotion to its teams in a city divided between two states (Missouri and Kansas) but united in its colors.
The Chiefs, the Current, the Royals and Sporting all have loyal fans. Mahomes, three-time champion and three-time Super Bowl MVP with the Chiefs (2019, 2022 and 2023), went to see his Sporting team play against Inter Miami this past April to meet Argentine star Lionel Messi in person. Inter won 2-3 with goals from Diego Gómez, Messi and Luis Suárez, all three now in the Copa América.
With the days numbered?
But the days of the Arrowhead may be numbered. Chiefs ownership has been working for months to ensure that the team has a new stadium in the coming years that is modern, with a roof and that competes with the brand new and spectacular NFL venues.
Kansas and Missouri are now competing to offer the franchise the best tax conditions and the ideal location to decide whether it wants to stay on the east side of the city or move west.
As a curiosity, it may be worth noting that Arrowhead holds the Guinness record for the loudest stadium in the world with 142.2 decibels, set in 2014 during a game between the Chiefs and the New England Patriots, in which Tom Brady played.
Also, last season, 2023, Mahomes had to share the spotlight in his own temple with superstar Taylor Swift, who became a regular in the stadium’s main area due to her high-profile relationship with player Travis Kelce.
In any case, Arrowhead will host tonight at 8:00 p.m. local time (01:00 a.m. GMT on Tuesday) the match between the United States, which is playing for qualification for the knockout phase, and Uruguay, which is one of the tournament’s favorites.
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2024-07-01 18:47:40
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