A resolution congratulating Seattle Sounders FC on winning the 2019 Major League Soccer Cup.

III 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 461 Congratulating Seattle Sounders FC on winning the 2019 Major League Soccer Cup. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 19, 2019 Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mrs. MURRAY) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Congratulating Seattle Sounders FC on winning the 2019 Major League Soccer Cup. Whereas, on November 10, 2019, Seattle Sounders FC won the 2019 Major League Soccer Cup; Whereas that win on November 10, 2019, is the second Major League Soccer championship won by Seattle Sounders FC in the 11 years that Seattle Sounders FC has been in Major League Soccer; Whereas Seattle Sounders FC beat the Toronto Football Club 3–1 in the 2019 Major League Soccer Cup; Whereas Seattle Sounders FC— (1) dominated the competition in the regular season, with 16 wins and 10 losses; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:34 Dec 20, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR461.ATS SR461 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 461 ATS (2) qualified for the Major League Soccer Cup Play- offs for an unprecedented 11th straight season; and (3) earned the number 2 seed in the Major League Soccer Western Conference; Whereas Seattle Sounders FC plays home games at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington, and, on No- vember 10, 2019, 69,274 Seattle Sounders FC fans from across the State of Washington packed CenturyLink Field and set the record for the largest crowd at a sport- ing event in the 17-year history of the stadium; Whereas the 2019 roster of Seattle Sounders FC players in- cludes— (1) Saad Abdul-Salaam; (2) Xavier Arreaga; (3) Will Bruin; (4) Handwalla Bwana; (5) Jonathan Campbell; (6) Emanuel Cecchini; (7) Jordy Delem; (8) Justin Dhillon; (9) Stefan Frei; (10) Bheem Goyal; (11) Joevin Jones; (12) Kim Kee-hee; (13) Kelvin Leerdam; (14) Danny Leyva; (15) Nicola´s Lodeiro; (16) Chad Marshall; (17) Bryan Meredith; (18) Jordan Morris; (19) Trey Muse; (20) Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:34 Dec 20, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR461.ATS SR461 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 461 ATS (21) Vı´ctor Rodrı´guez; (22) Cristian Roldan; (23) Alex Roldan; (24) Rau´l Ruidı´az; (25) Harry Shipp; (26) Luis Silva; (27) Brad Smith; (28) Gustav Svensson; (29) Nouhou; and (30) Roma´n Torres; Whereas Seattle Sounders FC defender Kelvin Leerdam scored the first goal in the 57th minute of the champion- ship game; Whereas Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Vı´ctor Rodrı´guez— (1) scored the second goal in the 76th minute; and (2) received the 2019 Major League Soccer Cup Most Valuable Player award; Whereas Seattle Sounders FC forward Rau´l Ruidı´az scored the third and final goal in the 90th minute; Whereas Seattle Sounders FC forward Jordan Morris— (1) scored a career-high 13 goals and a career-high 8 assists throughout the 2019 season; and (2) received the 2019 Major League Soccer Come- back Player of the Year award after suffering a torn an- terior cruciate ligament (ACL) in 2018; Whereas Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer won his second Major League Soccer Cup; Whereas the 2019 Seattle Sounders FC coaching and tech- nical staff includes— (1) Head Coach Brian Schmetzer; (2) Assistant Coach Gonzalo Pineda; VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:34 Dec 20, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR461.ATS SR461 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •SRES 461 ATS (3) Assistant Coach Djimi Traore; (4) Assistant Coach Preki; (5) Club Director of Goalkeeping Tom Dutra; (6) General Manager and President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey; and (7) Vice President of Soccer Chris Henderson; Whereas Seattle Sounders FC is owned by Adrian Hanauer, Drew Carey, Jody Allen, and Peter Tomozawa, and the 11 families that joined the ownership contingent in 2019, namely— (1) Terry Myerson and Katie Myerson; (2) Russell Wilson and Ciara; (3) Benjamin Haggerty ‘‘Macklemore’’ and Tricia Davis; (4) Satya Nadella and Anu Nadella; (5) Amy Hood and Max Kleinman; (6) Joe Belfiore and Kristina Belfiore; (7) Soma Somasegar and Akila Somasegar; (8) Chee Chew and Christine Chew; (9) David Nathanson and Sabina Nathanson; (10) Brian McAndrews and Elise Holschuh; and (11) Mark Agne and Tomoko Agne; Whereas the owners of Seattle Sounders FC have built a cul- ture of success and contributed greatly to Seattle, Wash- ington, and the surrounding region through philanthropy; Whereas Seattle Sounders FC has exhibited dedication to positive social impacts by strengthening communities through the RAVE Foundation partnership with organi- zations in Seattle, Washington, and the surrounding re- gion; and VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:34 Dec 20, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR461.ATS SR461 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •SRES 461 ATS Whereas the dedication and hard work of Seattle Sounders FC has inspired and empowered girls, boys, women, and men of all ages: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) recognizes Seattle Sounders FC for winning 2 the 2019 Major League Soccer Cup; 3 (2) applauds the people of Seattle, Washington, 4 and the surrounding region for their enthusiastic 5 support of Seattle Sounders FC; 6 (3) supports equity in men’s and women’s pro- 7 fessional sports; and 8 (4) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 9 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu- 10 tion to Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Brian 11 Schmetzer, General Manager and President of Soc- 12 cer Garth Lagerwey, and Vice President of Soccer 13 Chris Henderson. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:34 Dec 20, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR461.ATS SR461 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS