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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 327 

Congratulating Sporting Kansas City for an outstanding 2013 season in 

Major League Soccer and for winning the Major League Soccer Cup 2013. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 20, 2013 

Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. ROBERTS) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating Sporting Kansas City for an outstanding 

2013 season in Major League Soccer and for winning 

the Major League Soccer Cup 2013. 

Whereas on December 7, 2013, Sporting Kansas City won 

the Major League Soccer Cup 2013 by defeating Real 

Salt Lake in a penalty shootout, after 120 minutes of 

play concluded with a draw; 

Whereas the Major League Soccer Cup 2013 occurred in a 

sold-out stadium of 21,650 people at Sporting Park, in 

Kansas City, Kansas; 

Whereas the recorded temperature at the kickoff of the Major 

League Soccer Cup 2013 was 20 degrees Fahrenheit, the 

coldest kickoff-temperature of any game in the history of 

Major League Soccer; 


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Whereas Sporting Kansas City defender Aurelien Collin was 

named the Major League Soccer Cup Most Valuable 

Player; 

Whereas Sporting Kansas City finished the Major League 

Soccer regular season of 2013 in second place, a single 

win short of securing the Major League Soccer Supporters’ Shield, with a record of 17 wins, 10 loses, and 

7 draws; 

Whereas Sporting Park, in Kansas City, Kansas, has hosted 

the qualifying matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 

the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football Gold Cup, the 2013 Major 

League Soccer All-Star Game, and the Major League 

Soccer Cup 2013; 

Whereas several Sporting Kansas City players represent the 

United States in international soccer games; 

Whereas Sporting Kansas City will play as one of the soccer 

clubs representing the United States in the 2014–2015 

Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean 

Association Football Champions League; 

Whereas Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes was 

elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2013; 

Whereas Kansas City has a rich soccer history, participating 

as the Kansas City Wiz in the first season of Major 

League Soccer in 1996; 

Whereas Kansas City locals Neal Patterson, Cliff Illig, Pat 

Curran, Greg Maday, and Robb Heineman own Sporting 

Kansas City; 

Whereas Sporting Kansas City supporters are passionate, numerous, and diverse, and belong to associations that include La Barra KC, the Kansas City Cauldron, the 


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Brookside Elite, the Fountain City Ultras, the Mass St. 

Mob, the King City Yardbirds, the Sporting Militia, the 

Omaha Boys, Northland Noise, the Trenches of SKC, 

JPOP, the Ladies of SKC, KC Futbol Misfits, the 

Wedge, Ad Astra KC, Wichita Wanderers, 417 Loyal, 

Aggievillains, CoMo Cauldron, and the Kansas City 

Chapter of the American Outlaws; and 

Whereas Sporting Kansas City players Matt Besler, Seth 

Sinovic, Christian Duke, Jon Kempin, and Kevin Ellis 

are natives of the Kansas City area and grew up playing 

soccer in the community: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes and extends congratulations to 

3 Sporting Kansas City for winning the Major League 

4 Soccer Cup 2013; and 

5 (2) commends the players, manager, coaches, 

6 owners, support staff, and club supporters whose ef7 forts and spirit made the 2013 season a historic suc8 cess. 

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