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 & ,mr4 ,wald57 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
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,,resolution  ,honor+ ! ,portl& ,timb]s 
z ! *ampions ( ,major ,league ,socc] 9  
#bjae4  ,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #f1 #bjae1 !
 ,portl& ,timb]s won ! ,major ,league   
,socc] ,cup1 ! *ampion%ip mat* ( ,major 
,league ,socc]2 ,:]eas by defeat+ !     
,columbus ,crew by a score ( #b to #a1 !
 ,portl& ,timb]s won _! fir/ ,major     
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edition ( ! ,major ,league ,socc] ,cup2 
,:]eas ,portl& ,timb]s play]s ,diego    
,val]i & ,rodney ,wallace scor$ goals 9 
! ,major ,league ,socc] ,cup2 ,:]eas !  
goal by ,diego ,val]i 9 ! fir/ m9ute ( !
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,portl& ,timb]s midfield] ,diego ,val]i 
0 designat$ by ,major ,league ,socc] z !

 ,mo/ ,valuable ,play] ( ! ,major       
,league ,socc] ,cup2 ,:]eas ! victory ( 
! ,portl& ,timb]s 9 ! ,major ,league    
,socc] ,cup 0 ! fir/ ,major ,league     
,socc] *ampion%ip w9 = ,portl& ,timb]s  
head coa*1 ,caleb ,port]1 & ,portl&     
,timb]s own]1 ,m]ritt ,paulson2 ,:]eas !
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,league ,socc] ,cup 0 ! fir/ su*        
*ampion%ip = any team 9 ! ,pacific      
,nor?we/2 ,:]eas by giv+ back to !      
community ?r\gh *>ity "w1 ! ,portl&     
,timb]s organization inspires ! p (     
,socc] ,city1 ,,usa1 also kn[n z        
,portl&1 ,oregon1 bo? on & (f ! pit*2   
,:]eas ! support]s gr\p ( ! ,portl&     
,timb]s1 ! ,timb]s ,army exemplifies    
pride 9 ! ,rose ,city1 :]e !re is no    
pity2 ,:]eas ! ,timb]s ,army1 ?r\gh     
contributions to _! community1 club1 &  
c\ntry1 are ! greate/ ( all support]s 9 
,major ,league ,socc]2 & ,:]eas !       
success ( ! ,portl& ,timb]s socc] team w
 broad5 an appreciation ( a?letics 9 "y 
p & enc\rage ,oregonians to volunte] 9  

_! communities3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 honors ! 
,portl& ,timb]s z ! *ampions ( ,major   
,league ,socc] 9 #bjae2  7#b7 recognizes
 ! out/&+ a*ievem5t ( ! ,portl& ,timb]s 
team1 own]%ip1 & /aff2 &  7#c7          
respectfully reque/s ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se  
to transmit an enroll$ copy ( ?is       
resolution to ! ,portl& ,timb]s4