The two most talented players at the Los Angeles Chargers have been suspended due to a misunderstanding, which is unbelievable news for their brave fans.
At the moment, the Los Angeles Chargers don’t play in a conventional football stadium. The team has been holding home games at Dignity Health Sports Park, which is situated in Carson, California, about 16 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, since the franchise relocated from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2017.
The stadium in which the Chargers now play is primarily designed to hold soccer matches. The Chargers will play at a 30,000-seat stadium shared with Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy until their new LA Stadium in Hollywood Park is completed, which is expected to happen by mid-summer 2020. In comparison to other NFL stadiums, the majority of which have at least double the capacity, it is somewhat small.
The Chargers’ motivation for playing there? This is due to the fact that when the team moved from San Diego, the Chargers were provided a spot at Dignity Health Sports Park, now StubHub Center, until their new location opened:
In 2017, A.G. Spanos, president of business operations for the Chargers, stated, “Every seat will feel close to the action, and the experience for our fans at StubHub Center will be fun and entertaining.” “To witness NFL action in such a small space is a special chance. We are excited to play at Hollywood Park’s new stadium, but for now, it’s about introducing ourselves and meeting new fans and collaborators in a unique and exceptional environment.
However, the Chargers’ lack of a homefield advantage has been exacerbated by their move to a new city and use of a soccer stadium; in fact, there’s even talk of a possible move of the franchise to London.
A home game at the temporary home of the Chargers has been hijacked by numerous rival fan bases.
While it doesn’t happen every time, the majority of the opposing team’s supporters do attend Chargers home games. This was clear from the Chargers’ LA opening day.
2017
In Week 2 of the 2017 season, the Chargers hosted their first game in Los Angeles versus Miami. Veteran quarterback Philip Rivers of the Chargers spoke about the presence of the opposition in the stadium following the Dolphins’ victory, 19–17, in which LA failed to convert a last-second field goal:
According to Rivers, who spoke to ESPN, “you really got to see how many Dolphins fans there were at the end after the missed field goal.” “Before I saw the official’s signal, I heard the roar.”
