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Dodger Stadium to host LA Galaxy, Real Madrid soccer matches (Photos)
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Aug 2, 2013
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Dodger Stadium to host LA Galaxy, Real Madrid soccer matches (Photos)
For the first time in its 51-year history, Dodger Stadium will host a soccer match. But if you think that's stranger, wait until the place transforms into a hockey rink.
Groundskeeper Rod Sedlak shovels dirt to level out sod during the Dodger Stadium's transition into a soccer field for Saturday’s Guinness International Champions Cup.
Groundskeeper Rod Sedlak shovels dirt to level out sod during the Dodger Stadium's transition into a soccer field for Saturday’s Guinness International Champions Cup.
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Dodger Stadium undergoes a transformation to a soccer field in preparation for Saturday's Guinness International Champions Cup.
Dodger Stadium undergoes a transformation to a soccer field in preparation for Saturday's Guinness International Champions Cup.
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Todd Johnson/KPCC
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A groundskeeper tends to sod used to cover the dirt at Dodger Stadium during its transition into a soccer field.
A groundskeeper tends to sod used to cover the dirt at Dodger Stadium during its transition into a soccer field.
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Todd Johnson/KPCC
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Groundskeepers lay sod at Dodger Stadium in preparation for Saturday's Guinness International Champions Cup soccer matches.
Groundskeepers lay sod at Dodger Stadium in preparation for Saturday's Guinness International Champions Cup soccer matches.
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Todd Johnson/KPCC
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For the first time in its 51-year history, Dodger Stadium will host a soccer match. But if you think that's stranger, wait until the place transforms into a hockey rink.

For the first time in its 51-year history, Dodger Stadium will host a soccer match. Two, in fact.

But if you think seeing soccer at the stadium on Saturday is stranger, wait until the place transforms into a hockey rink. KPCC's Ben Bergman went to the historic ballpark to find out why the Kings and the Galaxy are switching venues.