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Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, informally known as RFK Stadium, is a sports stadium that opened in 1961. Originally called D.C. Stadium, it served as home to the Washington Senators of Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1971 when the team moved to Arlington, Texas. The stadium was renamed for the slain presidential candidate Robert Kennedy in 1969. RFK was the home of the Washington Redskins, a team in the National Football League, from 1961 until 1996, when the team moved to a brand new state-of-the-art stadium in suburban Maryland (known as FedEx FieldFedEx Field is located in Landover, Maryland. It is the exclusive home of the Washington Redskins American Football team. The stadium opened in 1997 as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, in honor of the former owner of the team. After the team and stadium were purc). It now serves as the home of D.C. UnitedUnited is an American soccer team. Based in Washington, DC, they play in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Their official nickname is the "Black-and-Red"; the team's home uniform is largely black. The team's home field is the 56,454-sea of the MLSMLS is an acronym with multiple meanings: Major League Soccer is the highest division of American soccer. In Real estate, the Multiple Listing Service is an electronic database of property listings. A Master's Degree in Library Science is also called an M (Major League Soccer). Concerts featuring renowned rock bands and performers still take place at the stadium. It also hosted World CupThe Football World Cup is the most important competition in international football (soccer). Organised by Federation Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA), the sport's governing body, the World Cup finals tournament is the most widely-viewed and matches in 1994The 1994 Football World Cup was held in the USA. It was won by Brazil, who beat Italy 3-2 on penalties, after the game and extra time ended 0-0. The format of the competition stayed the same as in 1990: 24 teams qualified, divided into six groups of four. and Women's World CupThe FIFA Women's World Cup is the most important competition in international football ( soccer) for women. Organised by FIFA, the sport's governing body, the World Cup tournament was first held in 1991. The tournament reunites 16 female national football matches in 2003The FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 was held in the United States and won by Germany. The tournament was originally scheduled for China, but the tournament was moved to the United States because of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China. In compensation, China retai. RFK Stadium is most remembered for being home to the Redskins. The Redskins' first game in RFK Stadium was a 24-21 loss to the New York GiantsThe New York Giants are a National Football League team originating in New York City, but currently based in New Jersey. For the major league baseball team once known as the New York Giants see San Francisco Giants. For the short-lived 1921 team, see Bric on October 1, 1961. The team's first win in the stadium was over its archrival, the Dallas Cowboys on December 17, 1961. The Redskins' last win at RFK Stadium was a 37-10 trouncing of the Cowboys on December 22, 1996
On September 29, 2004, Major League Baseball announced its intentions to move the Montreal Expos to Washington, DC. Plans call for RFK Stadium to have a $13 million dollar renovation, and to be used for a total of three years for a new Washington baseball team, while a $440 million dollar state-of-the-art stadium is built on the north bank of the Anacostia River at South Capitol Street. If all goes to plan, the first MLB game at RFK Stadium should be played April 15, 2005, vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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