The Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals both plan to say goodbye to their longtime home at the Truman Sports Complex in the coming years. In a historic moment on Dec. 22, Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt joined Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly to announce the Chiefs would build a domed stadium in Wyandotte County, Kansas. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals also plan to leave the Truman Sports Complex when the team’s lease expires in 2030.This would leave Arrowhead Stadium and Kauffman Stadium without permanent tenants. Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said he spoke to Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota on Christmas Eve about the future of Truman Sports Complex. “We will have conversations, probably will very soon, with folks that can work with us on what do you do for entertainment purposes in that area,” Lucas said.Lucas did acknowledge the need for work around the sports complex and repurposing the ground around it. “I think we do need to make sure we do the work to clean up the industrial areas and others that, probably for generations, have been underinvested nearby,” Lucas said. Lucas said Kauffman Stadium could be slated for eventual demolition. “You probably have to take down at least one of those facilities,” Lucas said. “Kauffman Stadium, most likely to be lost to history over time.”But, there could be a way to prolong the larger Arrowhead Stadium. Lucas said Kansas City still has active bids to bring the 2031 Women’s World Cup and 2033 Rugby World Cup to KC and Arrowhead. “Is there some way you look at the longer-term use with Arrowhead Stadium?” Lucas asks. “Those are the sorts of chats that happen now. Expect them to happen quickly. You’ll probably have more public discussion on what that all looks like.”Lucas said the city and county will look to some of the national and global grands that help fill up event spaces. He believes Arrowhead and the Truman Sports Complex could still be a very competitive space. “Frankly, a lot of people like being outdoors and like seeing global events outdoors, including, of course, FIFA itself, when we’ll have a World Cup this summer,” Lucas said.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —

The Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals both plan to say goodbye to their longtime home at the Truman Sports Complex in the coming years.

In a historic moment on Dec. 22, Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt joined Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly to announce the Chiefs would build a domed stadium in Wyandotte County, Kansas.

Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals also plan to leave the Truman Sports Complex when the team’s lease expires in 2030.

This would leave Arrowhead Stadium and Kauffman Stadium without permanent tenants.

Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said he spoke to Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota on Christmas Eve about the future of Truman Sports Complex.

“We will have conversations, probably will very soon, with folks that can work with us on what do you do for entertainment purposes in that area,” Lucas said.

Lucas did acknowledge the need for work around the sports complex and repurposing the ground around it.

“I think we do need to make sure we do the work to clean up the industrial areas and others that, probably for generations, have been underinvested nearby,” Lucas said.

Lucas said Kauffman Stadium could be slated for eventual demolition.

“You probably have to take down at least one of those facilities,” Lucas said. “Kauffman Stadium, most likely to be lost to history over time.”

But, there could be a way to prolong the larger Arrowhead Stadium.

Lucas said Kansas City still has active bids to bring the 2031 Women’s World Cup and 2033 Rugby World Cup to KC and Arrowhead.

“Is there some way you look at the longer-term use with Arrowhead Stadium?” Lucas asks. “Those are the sorts of chats that happen now. Expect them to happen quickly. You’ll probably have more public discussion on what that all looks like.”

Lucas said the city and county will look to some of the national and global grands that help fill up event spaces. He believes Arrowhead and the Truman Sports Complex could still be a very competitive space.

“Frankly, a lot of people like being outdoors and like seeing global events outdoors, including, of course, FIFA itself, when we’ll have a World Cup this summer,” Lucas said.