Lincoln Financial Field
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Lincoln Financial Field, familiarly known as The Linc, is the home stadium of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. It has the seating capacity of 68,532.
The stadium replaced the old Veterans Stadium after over two years of construction, and while the total capacity was barely changed, it doubled the amount of luxury and wheelchair-accessible seats, as well as introduced other more modern services. Like the Vet, Lincoln Financial Field has a jail right in the stadium, in this case with four jail cells [1].
The stadium opened on August 8, 2003 with a preseason friendly match between European soccer giants Manchester United and FC Barcelona. Some matches in the FIFA Women's World Cup for soccer were also played there in 2003. The Army-Navy football game is also played at the stadium, and the stadium is scheduled to host more in the future.
Temple University's Division I-A college football team also plays home field games at Lincoln Financial Field, paying the Eagles $6 million a year to do so.
References
- Costello, Brion; (September 26, 2004) WHAT THE HECKLE? (http://www.nypost.com/sports/29271.htm). New York Post
External link
- Lincoln Financial Field (http://www.lincolnfinancialfield.com/)