AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.The owner of the Los Angeles Rams and the City of Inglewood are in a dispute over Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium, which is about to host World Cup matches.Listen · 10:21 min Inglewood, Calif., argues that its 2015 development agreement with Hollywood Park, which includes SoFi Stadium, is void because of a subsequent state court decision.Credit...Alex Welsh for The New York TimesMay 27, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ETSoFi Stadium was hailed as one of the world’s premier sporting venues when it opened in Inglewood, Calif., in 2020. And to the city’s delight, the owner of the Los Angeles Rams, E. Stanley Kroenke, and his development group paid for the $5 billion project without government funding.But six years later, as Inglewood and Mr. Kroenke prepare to host the first Men’s World Cup match in the United States in 32 years, the bonhomie between the partners is being tested.Hollywood Park, shorthand for Mr. Kroenke’s 300-acre retail, office and residential development that includes SoFi Stadium, is demanding roughly $400 million as reimbursement for improvements it made to its property and the surrounding area, citing the development agreement it struck with the city in 2015. Inglewood is pushing back, arguing that the agreement is void because of a subsequent state court decision that invalidates agreements adopted by voter initiative.Once SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park opened, they became a magnet for more development: a new Metro line, the billionaire Steve Ballmer’s Intuit Dome and the rebranding of the remodeled Kia Forum. Everyone and everything — a Super Bowl, Bad Bunny, a FireAid benefit — have filled the venues, attracting fans from across the nation and locals from all around town.ImageHollywood Park is demanding reimbursement from Inglewood for improvements it made to public infrastructure like roads, sewer lines and streetlights.Credit...Alex Welsh for The New York TimesWhen the world arrives in Los Angeles for the 2028 Summer Olympics, SoFi Stadium will host two of the most high-profile events, the opening ceremony and the swimming competitions.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe.AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT