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$15bn NFL owner capitalizes on World Cup with new waterfront stadium amid Gillette relocation

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Gillette Stadium hosted seven games at the World Cup, but soccer will soon be a thing of the past in Foxborough. The New England Revolution, owned by Robert Kraft, have shared Gillette with his NFL team, the Patriots , for more than two decades. Gillette Stadium hosted plenty of soccer games at the 2026 World Cup Getty But big things are coming for the MLS club. The Revolution have reached an agreement on a brand new home, and confirmed in January that they will be leaving Foxborough for a waterfront arena in Everett. Revolution leaving Gillette Stadium for ‘vibrant’ new home Unlike many cases where public money is poured into wealthy moguls’ pet projects , Massachusetts requires sports teams to pay for their own stadiums. Kraft — the 197th richest person in the world with a $15.2 billion fortune — can certainly afford it. The Kraft Group and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced an agreement on January 1 with $48 million spent on infrastructure improvements and other projects in areas th