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Phoenix area to host its second Super Bowl

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Thursday, October 30, 2003

CHICAGO -- In the latest example of how important state-of-the art playing facilities are to the NFL, league owners Thursday afternoon awarded Super Bowl XLII for 2008 to the Phoenix area, to be played in a retractable dome stadium. The stadium, to be built in Glendale, Ariz., is scheduled to open in 2006. Phoenix defeated Washington, D.C. and Tampa, winning the rights to the title game with a rare first-ballot victory over its competitors. While the head count was not announced, Phoenix capt ...

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