Others wish the World Cup was in their backyard. He wishes it wasn’t.

These past few weeks, parts of the World Cup are being held in SoFi stadium, Los Angeles. As many fans rush to claim their tickets, LA resident Adrian Pitts is dealing with the inconvenience of living fourteen meters away.

Pitts lives in an area of the city called the Renaissance, including houses closely bordering SoFi stadium and ones a few houses away. Due to the World Cup, a world wide soccer tournament which happens every four years, soccer fans are visiting this stadium to cheer on their favorite teams. This causes the noise and traffic to skyrocket above usual levels, greatly disturbing residents of the region.

Adrian Pitts also worries for his privacy. As he drove into the back of a SoFi Stadium parking lot, he pointed up at his own bathroom window and remarked, “You can see the mirror in my shower.” He has also mounted eight security cameras on his property to monitor fans on his property. After a game, he has seen people climbing the property fence searching for a more convenient exit, essentially into his backyard.

When Pitts first bought the house, there were a few trees and an old Hollywood racetrack behind him. Further back was the Great Western Forum, another sports stadium, but smaller than current ones.

Now, SoFi stadium takes up half the view from his window.
Despite this, sports fans tell him he’s lucky. Pitts, who has experienced the inconvenience firsthand, thinks otherwise. “Why am I so lucky?” he asks.
However, there are still benefits. Pitts booked tickets to all of the Los Angeles Rams football games, and, because of his proximity, he can avoid the parking fee and transit cost.
Some speculate that the city could be looking to expand and develop the area beyond the stadium, therefore compensating the house-owners to use space that the houses are currently taking up. Pitts is waiting to be free of the inconvenience, as he says, “At this point, I’m like, take the money and run.”

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