Found June 14, 2009 on The Curly R:
Stuff you can rent out and do with as you wishAs I was cleaning up some links from last month I came across an interesting tidbit, it would seem Major League Soccer's DC United is going to play a friendly with Real Madrid in August, and the game will not be at RFK Stadium, former home of the Redskins and current home to DC United. Rather, the game will be at FedEx Field, current home of the Redskins and sole property of Redskins owner Dan Snyder.I thought that made sense, Real Madrid is hugely popular around the world, in a way that the Redskins and NFL teams are not and cannot be. RFK is old and with few amenities and seats nearly 50 thousand fewer fans than FedEx Field.Then I caught this line in the Washington Post piece:Other factors [in selecting FedEx Field over RFK] were FedEx's private boxes and amenities and the Washington Redskins' involvement, including access to the NFL team's season ticket list.Did you read that Redskins season ticket holders? Dan Snyd...
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