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In 75 days, Glendale will welcome thousands of football fans as it hosts the Super Bowl for the third time.
Yes, but: How the Cardinals' stadium ended up in the West Valley is the story of a long, complicated and expensive battle of the Phoenix suburbs.
Why it matters: Between hotel and restaurant taxes, NFL stadiums generate significant revenue for their cities during the regular season. Add a Super Bowl and you're talking serious cash.
Flashback: In 2000, Maricopa County voters approved a tax on hotels and car rentals to finance a stadium for the Cardinals, which had been playing at ASU's Sun Devil Stadium since arriving in Arizona in 1988.
What could have been: Avondale, Tempe, Mesa and the Gila River Indian Community each bid on the stadium.
The intrigue: While most of the stadium funding came from the tourism tax and the Cardinals, Glendale originally promised $36 million in infrastructure improvements and 11,000 parking spots near the stadium.
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