It has taken 20 years for a deal to be struck. This deal involved bringing the St. Louis Rams back to Los Angeles. This gave a go ahead for San Diego Chargers to join the Rams but under a well stipulated deal. This comes after the proprietors of various land sections approved the motion. These are Alex Spanos, scion of the Chargers who has been the sole proprietor of the team for three decades and Stan Kroenke who is the leading controller of the flat land of Los Angeles. This land was formerly the Hollywood Park racetrack based in Inglewood. This is the ultimate place where a $2 billion stadium is scheduled to stand.
Kroenke claimed that it is based on luck that they have achieved this fate. At the same time, Alex’s son Dean Spanos claimed that this deal is crucial as he will be able to keep the interest of San Diego on the right track.
The deal of the franchise will pose a great threat for Mark Davis and his team Oakland Raiders. It was apparently claimed that Raiders and Chargers had entered into a deal to initiate a stadium in Carson which is 20 miles on the southern part of Los Angeles. The Carson project would late fall after it failed to acquire ¾ approval from the 24 committee members despite having hired Walt Disney chief executive Bob Iger to head the project.
A 12 hour discussion ended with the owners agreeing on Rams relocation. This would also a chance for Chargers to strike a deal with Kroenke. As the stadium is built, it is believed that both the Rams and Chargers will be using the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as their respective home grounds.
The return of Rams to Los Angeles is a huge step in safeguarding the interests of NFL. LA has been the home for various sporting events Such as football with the LA Galaxy being the representatives as well as the LA Lakers taking the basketball centre stage. Now with NFL back with the Rams, Los Angeles will always remain the home of various sporting actions.
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