San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders Are Better off in Los Angeles

March 27, 2011   ·   Carlos Sandoval   ·   Jump to comments

In case you haven't heard, Los Angeles is a pretty big ticket for sports in the United States. The area — including Anaheim — has five professional sports teams in the four major North American sports leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL). That obviously doesn't include other prestigious sports clubs, like the UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans.
However, the NFL hasn't had a team in L.A. since 1994, when the Raiders moved from the city, back to Oakland, leaving a bad taste in the mouths of the die-hard Raiders fans.
But with Los Angeles trying to market itself as a premier spot for an NFL team, it seems likely that the Raiders could move back to L.A., while there's been speculation over the past few years that the Chargers are also a candidate.
Of course, neither cities are too keen about giving up their teams. Why would they be, anyway? They bring in revenue, and football is football, man. We need it.
But at this point, who cares what fans want in Oakland and San D...

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