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By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER<\/a> <\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 12:43 EST, 15 January 2026 | Updated: 12:43 EST, 15 January 2026 <\/p>\n

The Washington Commanders<\/a> have given fans a first glimpse of their stunning new 70,000-seater stadium that is set to cost nearly $4billion.<\/p>\n

The state-of-the-art arena, tentatively slated to open in 2030, has been the subject of controversy after reports emerged that Donald Trump<\/a> wants the stadium named in his honor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Commanders are set to move from their current home,\u00a0Northwest Stadium in Landover, back to the site of their old Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n

Washington played there for 36 seasons and the first renderings of their new indoor home were released this week.<\/p>\n

Images show the stadium sitting a couple of miles down the street from the iconic Capitol<\/a> building and National Mall.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And back in November, it emerged that the White House<\/a> had held informal talks with the Commanders ownership group, which is led by Josh Harris.<\/p>\n

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The Commanders have given fans a first glimpse of their new stunning 70,000-seater stadium<\/p>\n

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Reports recently emerged that\u00a0Donald Trump wants the stadium named in his honor<\/p>\n

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The Commanders are set to move back to the site of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium<\/p>\n

Trump reportedly wants the stadium to bear his name and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told ESPN: ‘That would be a beautiful name, as it was President Trump who made the rebuilding of the new stadium possible.’<\/p>\n

Back in April,\u00a0NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced – alongside Harris and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser\u00a0– that the team’s new stadium would be built in Washington.<\/p>\n

A few months later, however, the president vowed to\u00a0block the stadium’s construction if the team did not change its name from Commanders to its previous name, the Redskins.<\/p>\n

Former Washington owner Dan Snyder dropped the Redskins name in 2020 amid concerns it is offensive.<\/p>\n

The Commanders claim their new $3.7b arena will become ‘a dynamic, year-round destination for sports, entertainment and community.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is being designed by HKS, which also designed other NFL arenas including SoFi Stadium (Rams and Chargers), US Bank Stadium (Vikings) and AT&T Stadium (Cowboys).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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