KANSAS CITY. Mo.— When I lived in Kansas City as a young journalist, I was obnoxious about my love for Houston.

I bragged that our downtown skyline was bigger. Our culinary options were more robust, and our cultural diversity far outweighed anything in the Midwestern city known for jazz and barbecue.

Kansas City has bragging rights now. While I was visiting family there during spring break, the city unveiled a $120 million stadium built exclusively for a professional women's sports team. The 11,500-capacity CPKC Stadium, which has been touted as the first stadium in the world built solely for women, is home to the Kansas City Current team of the National Women's Soccer League. The team is co-owned by KC Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany.

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