On Saturday, before the D.C. United-Toronto FC game, about 500 United fans marched from Lincoln Park to RFK Stadium in support of keeping the team in the D.C. area. The march was organized by fans and supporters’ groups and had the support of the team.

At the park at about 4 p.m., the drum-toting, flag waving, red-and-black clad supporters were addressed by United President Kevin Payne, who asked fans to push for a stadium. “We know what promises are worth,” he said to the crowd, referring to the two failed proposals to build a stadium at Poplar Point in D.C., and later in Prince George’s County. “It’s time for us to come together and start to hold people to their promises.” He added that can happen “only with the support of all of you.”

In a video posted to United’s blog, Payne argues that United fans have seen the Verizon Center and Nationals Park built with taxpayer money, “but there’s no reason why we can’t approach the soccer stadium the same way” and that some local jurisdiction should “see this as an economic development opportunity.”