Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl victory parade takes over city

Franchise won first NFL championship since 2000 when the California team was based in St Louis, Missouri

Los Angeles Rams player Cooper Kupp holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the parade. Reuters

Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald holds up the Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophy during the team's victory celebration. AP

Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth holds up the Vince Lombardi Super Bowl trophy during the team's victory parade. AP

Los Angeles Rams player Matthew Stafford looks on as Andrew Whitworth holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the parade. Reuters

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp waves as he rides on a bus during the team's victory parade in Los Angeles. AP

You're my boy, Blue! A Los Angeles Rams fan watches the big screen at the start of the NFL Super Bowl Champion parade in Los Angeles. EPA

Buses carrying Los Angeles Rams players and coaches drive past fans during the team's victory parade. AP

Los Angeles Rams celebrate their Super Bowl victory with a parade. Reuters

Fans celebrate outside of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the Rams' victory parade. AFP

Fans celebrate outside of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the Rams' victory parade. AFP

Los Angeles Rams fans take photos before the start of the NFL Super Bowl Championship parade on February 16, 2022. EPA

A young Rams fan plays hooky to see his Los Angeles Rams at the victory parade. AP

We're going to Disneyland! Los Angeles Rams fans follow players as they ride down Main Street USA during the Celebratory Cavalcade at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. AP

Los Angeles is once again home to NFL champions and the city celebrated in sunny southern California on Wednesday with confetti, rousing speeches and painted faces.

Fans of the Los Angeles Rams lined up to celebrate the team's Super Bowl LVI win over the Cincinnati Bengals.

The crowd gathered in Exhibition Park, located south of downtown LA, to celebrate the victory as players, coaches and others waved from blue double-decker buses.

Wide receiver and Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp honoured NBA legend and deceased LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant by wearing a unique “8-24" jersey.

“Kobe is synonymous with LA. I feel it’s only right — there’s a championship that Kobe is a part of,” Kupp told a local television station.

Quarterback Matthew Stafford gave a rousing speech thanking fans for their commitment.

“We're here today to celebrate you guys for cheering for us all this time and for us for making it happen when we needed to make it happen,” Stafford said.

Stafford was one of several-high profile players the Rams acquired in the past season, effectively mortgaging their future by luring stars in while trading away several draft picks.

He was previously quarterback for the University of Georgia Bulldogs, who won this year's college football National Championship.

But the Rams' “all-in” approach was justified after they defeated the Bengals 23-20 in the Super Bowl.

It was the franchise's first NFL championship since 2000, when the Rams were based in St Louis, Missouri.