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The Red & Black are eager to build a new identity

For the past 22 years D.C. United (3-9-5) and RFK Stadium have been synonymous. RFK opened in 1961 as a football and baseball venue but over time became inextricably bound to American soccer and was the home of D.C. United for nearly 450 games since the team’s debut in 1996. This year the Red & Black have set aside their proud history to build a new identity in a brand new downtown stadium, Audi Field.

Saturday’s game marks Colorado’s first at Audi Field, and D.C.’s third. The Rapids, who had only won three times out of 21 meetings at RFK spanning back to their first encounter on September 21, 1996, will use this trip as an…