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NFL's Raiders, Chargers, seeking L.A. stadium, tap Disney's Iger

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TV journalist Willow Bay (L) and Walt Disney Company CEO Robert "Bob" Iger (R) arrive at the …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co CEO Bob Iger has teamed up with the National Football League's Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers to try to build them a stadium in a Los Angeles suburb, backers of the project said in a statement on Wednesday.

Iger has been named non-executive chairman of Carson Holdings LLC, the joint venture between the two teams that is working with the city of Carson, California, on a project to build a stadium in the city.