Matt Kenney
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FIFA has some basic requirements with respect to playability.
So they want consistency for the way the ball bounces, obviously the width and the size of the pitch across all the venues.
Now you think about North America in general, it's a big span.
You've got indoor buildings.
So the grass varieties will be different across those venues.
This is actually Bermuda, which we use for our football games.
So we're familiar and consistent.
But any nuances, Brandon, you'd highlight?
So we've started the clean site work already.
You can see some of the signage has been removed.
There's a crane there that's doing additional work as one of the requirements for World Cup at all the venues is that the FIFA sponsors specifically around broadcasting and the fan activity areas have priority.
So we've taken those things down.
We will continue to do that over the next several weeks before the first matches.
But you will see a little bit of a transformation
with respect to the signage and the branding that you're accustomed to for Chiefs matches.
We've worked with the Royals and they've had a voice in this for the last several years.
So in terms of the stadium proper, you will have a barricade if you think of a Super Bowl or a
another event where there is an actual area that's focused on the fan activations and those things.
The Royals will have the remaining parts of the Truman Sports Complex to accommodate parking and their fan flows.
It will be different for the Royals fans as well, but I think the Royals certainly have a view into what that looks like, and we will work with them and FIFA to make sure Royals fans can come celebrate their team.