WASHINGTON, DC—The DC Council in its lastmeeting of the year approved legislation that spells out thefinancing for the $300-million DC Unitedsoccer stadium.

The bill is expected to be signed by Mayor VincentGray sometime next week,

"We are grateful that D.C. United's future in our nation'scapital is secure," D.C. United managing general partnerJason Levien said in a statement. "This is ahistoric victory for the team and its fans, the city, the regionand the sport of soccer in this country."

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