D.C. just scored a new stadium.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser held a press conference Tuesday to announce that the D.C. United soccer team has finalized plans with with D.C. government to build a stadium in the city, according to her Twitter account. The stadium will be located at Buzzards Point in southwest D.C., according to The Washington Post.
Bowser said in a statement that legislation regarding the stadium will be submitted to the D.C. Council for final review. D.C. United currently plays at RFK Stadium.
“This agreement will add vibrancy to a neighborhood on the banks of the Anacostia River and generate jobs for District residents as my administration creates pathways to the middle class,” she said in the statement.
Council members surrounded Bowser during the press conference, clad in red, white and blue D.C. United scarves, according to a tweet from Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans.