SoFi Stadium is set to host eight matches. FIFA says nearly 2 million tickets have already been sold worldwide, and a new report from Micronomics Economic Research and Consulting estimates the local impact will exceed that of the last Super Bowl by more than double — and nearly double the combined effect of six sold-out Taylor Swift shows.
For Martin, the biggest payoff isn’t financial — it’s emotional.
“We were born and raised here in Inglewood,” he said. “Maybe before, when people asked where you’re from, you’d say a few miles from downtown. Now you say, ‘I’m from Inglewood.’”
It may be a new Inglewood — but for many who call it home, it remains the City of Champions.
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