D.C. United fandom has emerged in unison to march in support of a Washington, D.C. area based soccer-specific stadium for the team. The Screaming Eagles and La Barra Brava supporters' groups organized a March for United this Saturday from a Lincoln Park to RFK Stadium in advance of the team's evening match against Toronto.
The longtime men's pro soccer team has been turned back in efforts to gain a soccer stadium by politicians from both the District of Columbia and Prince George's County, Maryland. At this point, there are no immediately viable options for the franchise though Montgomery County has been mentioned as a possibility.
It isn't clear that a fan march will have any effect at all on the political powers that be though its symbolic value can't be denied. Something will have to happen to resolve this issue in the next few years though, that much is obvious. Between the team losing too much money on RFK and the stadium itself in increasing disrepair, the status quo just can not be maintained.
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