,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#bj1 #bjac,mr4 ,moran 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,roberts7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,congratulating
 ,sporting ,kansas ,city for an         
outstanding #bjac season in ,major      
,league ,soccer and for winning the     
,major ,league ,soccer ,cup #bjac4      
,whereas on ,december #g1 #bjac1        
,sporting ,kansas ,city won the ,major  
,league ,soccer ,cup #bjac by defeating 
,real ,salt ,lake in a penalty shootout1
 after #abj minutes of play concluded   
with a draw2 ,whereas the ,major ,league
 ,soccer ,cup #bjac occurred in a       
sold-out stadium of #ba1fej people at   
,sporting ,park1 in ,kansas ,city1      
,kansas2 ,whereas the recorded          
temperature at the kickoff of the ,major
 ,league ,soccer ,cup #bjac was #bj     
degrees ,fahrenheit1 the coldest        
kickoff-temperature of any game in the  

history of ,major ,league ,soccer2      
,whereas ,sporting ,kansas ,city        
defender ,aurelien ,collin was named the
 ,major ,league ,soccer ,cup ,most      
,valuable ,player2 ,whereas ,sporting   
,kansas ,city finished the ,major       
,league ,soccer regular season of #bjac 
in second place1 a single win short of  
securing the ,major ,league ,soccer     
,supporters' ,shield1 with a record of  
#ag wins1 #aj loses1 and #g draws2      
,whereas ,sporting ,park1 in ,kansas    
,city1 ,kansas1 has hosted the          
qualifying matches for the #bjad ,,fifa 
,world ,cup1 the ,confederation of      
,north1 ,central ,american and          
,caribbean ,association ,football ,gold 
,cup1 the #bjac ,major ,league ,soccer  
,all-,star ,game1 and the ,major ,league
 ,soccer ,cup #bjac2 ,whereas several   
,sporting ,kansas ,city players         
represent the ,united ,states in        
international soccer games2 ,whereas    
,sporting ,kansas ,city will play as one
 of the soccer clubs representing the   

,united ,states in the #bjad-bjae       
,confederation of ,north1 ,central      
,american and ,caribbean ,association   
,football ,champions ,league2 ,whereas  
,sporting ,kansas ,city manager ,peter  
,vermes was elected to the ,national    
,soccer ,hall of ,fame in #bjac2        
,whereas ,kansas ,city has a rich soccer
 history1 participating as the ,kansas  
,city ,wiz in the first season of ,major
 ,league ,soccer in #aiif2 ,whereas     
,kansas ,city locals ,neal ,patterson1  
,cliff ,illig1 ,pat ,curran1 ,greg      
,maday1 and ,robb ,heineman own         
,sporting ,kansas ,city2 ,whereas       
,sporting ,kansas ,city supporters are  
passionate1 numerous1 and diverse1 and  
belong to associations that include ,la 
,barra ,,kc1 the ,kansas ,city          
,cauldron1 the ,brookside ,elite1 the   
,fountain ,city ,ultras1 the ,mass ,st4 
,mob1 the ,king ,city ,yardbirds1 the   
,sporting ,militia1 the ,omaha ,boys1   
,northland ,noise1 the ,trenches of     
,,skc1 ,,jpop1 the ,ladies of ,,skc1    

,,kc ,futbol ,misfits1 the ,wedge1 ,ad  
,astra ,,kc1 ,wichita ,wanderers1 #dag  
,loyal1 ,aggievillains1 ,co,mo          
,cauldron1 and the ,kansas ,city        
,chapter of the ,american ,outlaws2 and 
,whereas ,sporting ,kansas ,city players
 ,matt ,besler1 ,seth ,sinovic1         
,christian ,duke1 ,jon ,kempin1 and     
,kevin ,ellis are natives of the ,kansas
 ,city area and grew up playing soccer  
in the community3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
 ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes and
 extends congratulations to ,sporting   
,kansas ,city for winning the ,major    
,league ,soccer ,cup #bjac2 and  7#b7   
commends the players1 manager1 coaches1 
owners1 support staff1 and club         
supporters whose efforts and spirit made
 the #bjac season a historic success4