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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. RES. 240

Honoring the United States 1994 World Cup soccer team.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 11, 1994

Mr. THURMOND (for himself, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HELMS, Mr. LAUTENBERG,

Mr. DECONCINI, Mr. JOHNSTON, Mr. MATHEWS, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr.

COVERDELL, Mr. WOFFORD, Mr. D’AMATO, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. LUGAR,

Mr. WARNER, Mr. SMITH, Mr. BROWN, Mr. GORTON, Mr. GREGG, Mr.

SPECTER, Mr. PACKWOOD, Mr. BURNS, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. CONRAD,

Mr. FAIRCLOTH, Mr. FORD, Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mr. KEMPTHORNE, Mr.

GRAMM, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. HATFIELD, Mr. BUMPERS, Mr.

WELLSTONE, Mr. WALLOP, Mr. LOTT, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. CHAFEE, Mr.

SIMON, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Ms.

MIKULSKI, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. REID, Mr. MACK, Mr.

MCCAIN, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, Mr. MOYNIHAN, Mr.

HEFLIN, Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INOUYE, Mrs. KASSEBAUM, Mr.

LIEBERMAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. DANFORTH, Mr. DURENBERGER, Mr.

HATCH, Mr. KOHL, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. JEFFORDS, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr.

PELL, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. METZENBAUM, Mr. NICKLES, Mr. ROTH, Mr.

KENNEDY, Mr. COATS, Mr. PRESSLER, and Mr. BRYAN) submitted the

following resolution; which was ordered held at the desk until the close

of business on July 12, 1994

JULY 12 (legislative day, JULY 11), 1994

Considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Honoring the United States 1994 World Cup soccer team.

Whereas soccer is the fastest growing team sport in the

United States;
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Whereas approximately 15,000,000 Americans participate in

organized soccer;

Whereas both men and women play soccer;

Whereas soccer promotes sportsmanship and mutual admiration based on the talents, skills and determination of the

players, regardless of a person’s race, gender, sex, national origin, or socioeconomic background;

Whereas the United States is the host country of the 1994

World Cup soccer tournament;

Whereas approximately 31,000,000,000 people in the world

will view the 1994 52-game World Cup soccer tournament;

Whereas the United States qualified for the F ́ed ́eration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in

1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, and 1994;

Whereas, in 1991, the United States women’s soccer team

made history by winning the inaugural F ́ed ́eration Internationale de Football Association Women’s World Championship in China;

Whereas Tony Meola, Mike Lapper, Mike Burns, Cle

Kooiman, Thomas Dooley, John Harkes, Hugo Perez,

Ernie Stewart, Tab Ramos, Roy Wegerle, Eric Wynalda,

Juergen Sommer, Cobi Jones, Frank Klopas, Joe-Max

Moore, Mike Sorber, Marcelo Balboa, Brad Friedel,

Claudio Reyna, Paul Caligiuri, Fernando Clavijo, and

Alexi Lalas are members of the United States 1994

World Cup soccer team;

Whereas Bora Milutinovic is the head coach of the United

States 1994 World Cup soccer team;
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Whereas the United States 1994 World Cup soccer team

staff consists of general manager Bill Nuttall, assistant

coach Timo Liekoski, assistant coach Steve Sampson, assistant coach Sigi Schmid, goalkeeping coach Milutin

Soskic, team administrator Renato Capobianco, press officer Dean Linke, trainer Ander Rudawsky, assistant

trainer Hughie O’Malley, equipment manager Brian

Fleming, assistant press officer Aaron Heifetz, press liaison Lisa Higgins, and team doctor Bert Mandelbaum,

M.D.; and

Whereas the United States 1994 World Cup soccer team has

represented America honorably and in the best spirit of

America: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the United States Senate commends

2 the United States 1994 World Cup soccer team for its

3 participation and outstanding efforts in the 1994 World

4 Cup soccer tournament.

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