,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#ai1 #bjai,ms4 ,cantwell 7for herself   
and ,mrs4 ,murray7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,congratulating ,seattle ,sounders ,,fc 
on winning the #bjai ,major ,league     
,soccer ,cup4  ,whereas1 on ,november   
#aj1 #bjai1 ,seattle ,sounders ,,fc won 
the #bjai ,major ,league ,soccer ,cup2  
,whereas that win on ,november #aj1     
#bjai1 is the second ,major ,league     
,soccer championship won by ,seattle    
,sounders ,,fc in the #aa years that    
,seattle ,sounders ,,fc has been in     
,major ,league ,soccer2 ,whereas        
,seattle ,sounders ,,fc beat the        
,toronto ,football ,club #c-a in the    
#bjai ,major ,league ,soccer ,cup2      
,whereas ,seattle ,sounders ,,fc-- 7#a7 
dominated the competition in the regular
 season1 with #af wins and #aj losses2  
7#b7 qualified for the ,major ,league   

,soccer ,cup ,playoffs for an           
unprecedented #aath straight season2 and
  7#c7 earned the number #b seed in the 
,major ,league ,soccer ,western         
,conference2  ,whereas ,seattle         
,sounders ,,fc plays home games at      
,century,link ,field in ,seattle1       
,washington1 and1 on ,november #aj1     
#bjai1 #fi1bgd ,seattle ,sounders ,,fc  
fans from across the ,state of          
,washington packed ,century,link ,field 
and set the record for the largest crowd
 at a sporting event in the #ag-year    
history of the stadium2 ,whereas the    
#bjai roster of ,seattle ,sounders ,,fc 
players includes-- 7#a7 ,saad           
,abdul-,salaam2  7#b7 ,xavier ,arreaga2 
7#c7 ,will ,bruin2  7#d7 ,handwalla     
,bwana2  7#e7 ,jonathan ,campbell2  7#f7
 ,emanuel ,cecchini2  7#g7 ,jordy       
,delem2  7#h7 ,justin ,dhillon2  7#i7   
,stefan ,frei2  7#aj7 ,bheem ,goyal2    
7#aa7 ,joevin ,jones2  7#ab7 ,kim       
,kee-hee2  7#ac7 ,kelvin ,leerdam2      
7#ad7 ,danny ,leyva2  7#ae7 ,nicols     

,lodeiro2  7#af7 ,chad ,marshall2  7#ag7
 ,bryan ,meredith2  7#ah7 ,jordan       
,morris2  7#ai7 ,trey ,muse2  7#bj7     
,alfonso ,ocampo-,chavez2  7#ba7 ,vctor 
,rodrguez2  7#bb7 ,cristian ,roldan2    
7#bc7 ,alex ,roldan2  7#bd7 ,ral        
,ruidaz2  7#be7 ,harry ,shipp2  7#bf7   
,luis ,silva2  7#bg7 ,brad ,smith2      
7#bh7 ,gustav ,svensson2  7#bi7 ,nouhou2
 and  7#cj7 ,romn ,torres2 ,whereas     
,seattle ,sounders ,,fc defender ,kelvin
 ,leerdam scored the first goal in the  
#egth minute of the championship game2  
,whereas ,seattle ,sounders ,,fc        
midfielder ,vctor ,rodrguez-- 7#a7      
scored the second goal in the #gfth     
minute2 and  7#b7 received the #bjai    
,major ,league ,soccer ,cup ,most       
,valuable ,player award2 ,whereas       
,seattle ,sounders ,,fc forward ,ral    
,ruidaz scored the third and final goal 
in the #ijth minute2 ,whereas ,seattle  
,sounders ,,fc forward ,jordan ,morris--
 7#a7 scored a career-high #ac goals and
 a career-high #h assists throughout the

 #bjai season2 and  7#b7 received the   
#bjai ,major ,league ,soccer ,comeback  
,player of the ,year award after        
suffering a torn anterior cruciate      
ligament 7,,acl7 in #bjah2  ,whereas    
,seattle ,sounders ,,fc ,head ,coach    
,brian ,schmetzer won his second ,major 
,league ,soccer ,cup2 ,whereas the #bjai
 ,seattle ,sounders ,,fc coaching and   
technical staff includes--  7#a7 ,head  
,coach ,brian ,schmetzer2  7#b7         
,assistant ,coach ,gonzalo ,pineda2     
7#c7 ,assistant ,coach ,djimi ,traore2  
7#d7 ,assistant ,coach ,preki2  7#e7    
,club ,director of ,goalkeeping ,tom    
,dutra2  7#f7 ,general ,manager and     
,president of ,soccer ,garth ,lagerwey2 
and  7#g7 ,vice ,president of ,soccer   
,chris ,henderson2 ,whereas ,seattle    
,sounders ,,fc is owned by ,adrian      
,hanauer1 ,drew ,carey1 ,jody ,allen1   
and ,peter ,tomozawa1 and the #aa       
families that joined the ownership      
contingent in #bjai1 namely--  7#a7     
,terry ,myerson and ,katie ,myerson2    

7#b7 ,russell ,wilson and ,ciara2  7#c7 
,benjamin ,haggerty ,macklemore and     
,tricia ,davis2  7#d7 ,satya ,nadella   
and ,anu ,nadella2  7#e7 ,amy ,hood and 
,max ,kleinman2  7#f7 ,joe ,belfiore and
 ,kristina ,belfiore2  7#g7 ,soma       
,somasegar and ,akila ,somasegar2  7#h7 
,chee ,chew and ,christine ,chew2  7#i7 
,david ,nathanson and ,sabina           
,nathanson2  7#aj7 ,brian ,mc,andrews   
and ,elise ,holschuh2 and  7#aa7 ,mark  
,agne and ,tomoko ,agne2 ,whereas the   
owners of ,seattle ,sounders ,,fc have  
built a culture of success and          
contributed greatly to ,seattle1        
,washington1 and the surrounding region 
through philanthropy2 ,whereas ,seattle 
,sounders ,,fc has exhibited dedication 
to positive social impacts by           
strengthening communities through the   
,,rave ,foundation partnership with     
organizations in ,seattle1 ,washington1 
and the surrounding region2 and ,whereas
 the dedication and hard work of        
,seattle ,sounders ,,fc has inspired and

 empowered girls1 boys1 women1 and men  
of all ages3 ,now1 therefore1 be it     
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes     
,seattle ,sounders ,,fc for winning the 
#bjai ,major ,league ,soccer ,cup2  7#b7
 applauds the people of ,seattle1       
,washington1 and the surrounding region 
for their enthusiastic support of       
,seattle ,sounders ,,fc2  7#c7 supports 
equity in men's and women's professional
 sports2 and  7#d7 respectfully requests
 that the ,secretary of the ,senate     
transmit an enrolled copy of this       
resolution to ,seattle ,sounders ,,fc   
,head ,coach ,brian ,schmetzer1 ,general
 ,manager and ,president of ,soccer     
,garth ,lagerwey1 and ,vice ,president  
of ,soccer ,chris ,henderson4