Following the lead of The New England Revolution, D.C. United is planning a 20,000 seat stadium within the City.  The New York Times reported today that the MLS team hopes to split the $3 million cost with the City and build at Buzzard Point on the Anacostia River, within a mile of the Capitol and the National Mall and a few blocks from the Washington Nationals' baseball stadium.  Later in the day the City Council approved the plan, which calls for the City to split the cost with United.

D.C. Mayor  Vincent G. Grey predicted that the project, which is to include development of three adjacent acres, would create $1.6 billion in economic opportunity, including 1,000 full-time jobs. 

United finished first in the Eastern Conference in the season just ended with a record of 17-9-8 but lost in the conference finals to New York Red Bulls.