The Super Bowl is heading to LA... again! NFL confirms Rams and Chargers' SoFi Stadium will host the showpiece in 2027 - less than two years after last hosting!

SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles has been announced as the venue for the Super Bowl in 2027.

The $5.5billion arena in Inglewood - which only opened in 2020 - last hosted the Super Bowl in 2022 when the Los Angeles Rams won on home turf against the Cincinnati Bengals.

NFL owners voted on the matter at a league meeting in Dallas on Wednesday.

It will be the ninth Super Bowl played in Los Angeles County, with the first-ever Super Bowl having been played in the area. 

According to an independent study, Super Bowl LVI generated between $234.3million and $477.5m for Los Angeles County.

'We are very excited to bring the Super Bowl back to Los Angeles for the second time in five years,' said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

'The city did an outstanding job hosting Super Bowl 56 in the incredible SoFi Stadium and we believe that Super Bowl 61 will be even more memorable.' 

It means the stadium will host a major sporting event every year from 2026 to 2028. 

SoFi Stadium will be one of 16 North American cities hosting games at the 2026 World Cup. 

It will also host the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Soccer games will also take place there.

'We are grateful to Commissioner Goodell and our partners at the other 31 teams for this opportunity to once again elevate our league's biggest moment,' said Los Angeles Rams Owner Stanley Kroenke.

'More so, we are honored that Super Bowl will return to Los Angeles and Inglewood for a second time in five years and excited to build upon the substantial impact to local businesses and community organizations that resulted from hosting Super Bowl LVI.' 

The decision also means the next four Super Bowl venues are now set. 

Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will host this season's finale before the Superdome in New Orleans takes over for 2025.

Then Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara will host in 2026, meaning it's back-to-back years for California with SoFi returning to the slate in 2027. 

It was also announced on Wednesday that the NFL will play a regular-season game in Brazil in 2024, the first in South America in the latest expansion of the league's rapidly growing international plan.

The game will be played at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The stadium has a capacity of nearly 50,000 and was a venue for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

The NFL played its first two regular-season games in Frankfurt, Germany, this year, with three more in London. There are five planned for 2024 as well, three in London to go with games in Germany and Brazil.

At the December owners meetings two years ago, the league designated home marketing rights for teams in various countries as part of a strategy to build fan growth internationally. Miami is the only team with such rights in Brazil.

'Bringing the NFL to new continents, countries and cities around the world is a critical element of our plan to continue to grow the game globally,' Commissioner Roger Goodell said.