Arrowhead Stadium learns fate as officials prepare for $7bn Chiefs and Royals relocations

Kansas City’s Truman Sports Complex is losing both of its tenants. Kauffman Stadium and Arrowhead Stadium have sat side by side for 53 years of blood, sweat and tears for the Chiefs and Royals. But both franchises are heading for new pastures, leaving officials in Jackson County, Missouri, with two empty concrete husks. Maintaining stadiums costs a fortune and it was never feasible that the landmarks would remain together, with Kauffman Stadium set to be demolished. County leaders want to create a Truman Sports & Innovation District with a renovated Arrowhead Stadium as the focal point.