SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, is the most expensive stadium ever built. Constructed at a staggering cost of $5.5 billion on the site of the former Hollywood Park Racetrack, it opened on September 8, 2020, as the shared home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers — only the second NFL stadium to simultaneously host two franchises.

The architectural centrepiece is a million-square-foot canopy of 302 ETFE panels, a translucent material that admits natural daylight while providing weather protection. Suspended beneath it hangs the Infinity Screen, an oval video board weighing 2.2 million pounds and displaying 80 million pixels — among the most extraordinary in-stadium video installations in the world.

The Rams’ return to Los Angeles was confirmed in January 2016 when the NFL approved the Inglewood proposal 30–2. Construction broke ground in November 2016 and, despite record rainfall delaying the opening by a year, the stadium welcomed its first NFL game in September 2020. In its inaugural Super Bowl LVI in February 2022, the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23–20, becoming the first team to win a Super Bowl in their home stadium.

WrestleMania 39 across two nights in April 2023 generated a reported gate of $21.6 million with a combined attendance of 161,892 fans. The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final and Copa América matches have showcased its soccer credentials. SoFi Stadium will serve as the centrepiece of the 2028 Summer Olympics, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies.

For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, SoFi will host eight matches, reinforcing Los Angeles’s position as the world’s premier entertainment capital and sporting crossroads.