Atletico Madrid's 2021 Round of 16 tie against Chelsea saw them host their fixture in Bucharest, while the Blues still got to host their tie at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal relocated to Wembley in 1999 for two campaigns, as Highbury was deemed two small; Tottenham also played at Wembley while their ground was being developed, while Barcelona played at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys while Camp Nou was being renovated.
It's possible that a judge or arbitrator in the high-stakes breach-of-contract case awards monetary damages to the Rose Bowl and the City of Pasadena based on a prediction of lost revenue over the length of a lease that runs through June 2044, freeing the Bruins to abandon their longtime football home for SoFi Stadium.
On the drive up to the Rose Bowl's front door, underneath the legendary glowing sign, toward the picturesque purple mountains, there stands the most impactful symbol of the school that plays there. It is a statue of Jackie Robinson in a UCLA football uniform. He is cradling the ball in his left hand and warding off impending tacklers with his right, a striking bronze symbol of a university's resilience and strength.
Local women's soccer team Bay FC played its first game at Oracle Park Saturday against Washington Spirit. Despite the team's loss of 2-3, the game drew the most attendees in the history of US professional women's sports, prompting discussions of moving to SF. As the Chronicle reports, the excitement among fans at Saturday's game was palpable. The game drew a record-breaking 40,091 attendees, which the Chronicle notes was triple the size of Bay FC's usual draw of around 13,400 fans.