{"id":14602,"date":"2023-12-14T03:53:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T00:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/14602\/super-bowl-lxi-to-be\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T03:53:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T00:53:34","slug":"super-bowl-lxi-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=14602","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl LXI to be played at SoFi Stadium in L.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Super Bowl LXI to be played at SoFi Stadium in L.A.\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Adam Schefter, ESPN senior writer<span class=\"timestamp \">December 13, 2023, 5:16 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>    ESPN NFL Insider<\/li>\n<li>    Joined ESPN in 2009<\/li>\n<li>    Former president of Pro <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"Football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Football<\/a> Writers of America and author of four books<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>NFL owners voted Wednesday to award Super Bowl LXI in 2027 to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The vote, which was unanimous, took place at league meetings in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>The match will be televised by ESPN and ABC.  It will be the first telecast of the Super Bowl on ESPN and the first telecast of the game on ABC since Super Bowl XL in February 2006.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Super-Bowl-LXI-to-be-played-at-SoFi-Stadium-in.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe are very excited to bring the Super Bowl back to Los Angeles for the second time in five years,\u201d NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.  \u201cThe city did an outstanding job hosting Super Bowl 56 at the incredible SoFi Stadium and we think Super Bowl 61 will be even more memorable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The league and team events committee evolved their Super Bowl selection process five years ago to focus on one city as a potential host.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL selected the venue that was used to host Super Bowl LVI and the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/college\/\"   title=\"College\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">College<\/a> Football Playoff National Championship on January 9, 2023, solidifying the league&#39;s roster for the next four years:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Super Bowl LVIII: February 11, 2024, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Super Bowl LIX: February 9, 2025, at the New Orleans Superdome<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Super Bowl LX: February 8, 2026, at Levi&#39;s Stadium in Santa Clara, California<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Super Bowl LXI: 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The league will sandwich the Super Bowl between the World Cup in 2026, when Los Angeles will be one of 16 North American host cities, and the Summer Olympics in 2028, giving Los Angeles a mega tripleheader. -sporting events which will make it one of the sporting capitals of the world.<\/p>\n<p>The league had considered Los Angeles for an earlier Super Bowl, but due to its sports congestion and commitment to hosting other events, it pushed it back until 2027.<\/p>\n<p>In February 2022, before Los Angeles hosted its last Super Bowl, when Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts discussed the game, he predicted there would be &#8220;many more to come,&#8221; adding that \u201cSoFi Stadium is now the site of the most high-profile sports championships in the world.\u201d  , concerts and other shows, setting the standard for what a premier venue should be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Bowl LXI to be played at SoFi Stadium in L.A.\u060c Adam Schefter, ESPN senior writerDecember 13, 2023, 5:16 p.m. Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of Pro Football Writers of America and author of four books NFL owners voted Wednesday to award Super Bowl LXI in 2027 to Los Angeles. 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