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[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 857 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 857

Congratulating the Los Angeles Football Club for winning the 2022 Major 
                           League Soccer Cup.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 1, 2022

 Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Congratulating the Los Angeles Football Club for winning the 2022 Major 
                           League Soccer Cup.

Whereas, on Saturday, November 5, 2022, the Los Angeles Football Club (referred 
        to in this preamble as ``LAFC'') won the 2022 Major League Soccer 
        (referred to in this preamble as ``MLS'') Cup by defeating the Eastern 
        Conference Champions, the Philadelphia Union;
Whereas the MLS Cup victory is the first in the 5 seasons of LAFC;
Whereas, in what is considered to be one of the best MLS Cup matches ever 
        played, LAFC won in front of the LAFC Independent Supporter's Union 
        (commonly known and referred to in this preamble as ``The 3252'') and a 
        sold-out crowd at Banc of California Stadium;
Whereas the equalizer by Gareth Bale in the 128th minute of the MLS Cup match 
        was the latest goal scored in MLS history and it tied the game at 3-3 
        and forced a penalty shootout;
Whereas substitute goalkeeper John McCarthy was named the Most Valuable Player 
        of the MLS Cup after making 2 saves in the penalty shootout, helping 
        LAFC win 3-0 on penalty kicks;
Whereas, during the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs, LAFC defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy 
        and the Austin Football Club to win the Western Conference title;
Whereas the Supporters' Shield is an award given to the MLS team with the best 
        regular season record and, during the 2022 MLS season, LAFC led the 
        league with 21 wins, 9 losses, and 4 draws, earning LAFC the second 
        Supporters' Shield in the history of the team;
Whereas LAFC became the eighth team in history, and the first team since 2017, 
        to win the MLS Cup and the Supporters' Shield in the same year;
Whereas The 3252 is a renowned group of supporters that has demonstrated the 
        utmost passion and moral support to LAFC during the 2022 MLS season and 
        each season since the inaugural season of LAFC in 2018;
Whereas the entire LAFC organization, including co-president and general manager 
        John Thorrington and head coach Steve Cherundolo, deserve immense praise 
        for building a championship-caliber team with highly skilled soccer 
        players and staff;
Whereas the entire ownership team for LAFC, including co-managing owners Larry 
        Berg, Brandon Beck, and Bennett Rosenthal, deserve congratulations for 
        the excellence of the franchise;
Whereas, since its founding in 2014, LAFC has been dedicated to using soccer as 
        a vehicle for change by supporting community efforts to promote 
        education, health and wellness, environmental protection, civic 
        engagement, and more;
Whereas the entire LAFC roster contributed to the 2022 MLS Cup victory and 
        Supporter's Shield award, including captain Carlos Vela, Kellyn Acosta, 
        Cristian ``Chicho'' Arango, Gareth Bale, Latif Blessing, Denis Bouanga, 
        Giorgio Chiellini, Jose Cifuentes, Maxime Crepeau, Erik Duenas, Franco 
        Escobar, Mamadou Fall, Julian Gaines, Francisco Ginella, Ryan 
        Hollingshead, Sebastien Ibeagha, Cal Jennings, Tony Leone, John 
        McCarthy, Jesus Murillo, Jhegson Mendez, Kwadwo ``Mahala'' Opoku, Nathan 
        Ordaz, Diego ``Chiqui'' Palacios, Tomas Romero, Eddie Segura, Ilie 
        Sanchez, Cristian Tello, Christian Torres, Mohamed Traore, and Danny 
        Trejo; and
Whereas, since 2014, Los Angeles professional sports teams have won titles in 
        MLS, the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National 
        Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, and the Women's 
        National Basketball Association: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) congratulates the Los Angeles Football Club and fans of 
        the Los Angeles Football Club on winning the 2022 Major League 
        Soccer Cup;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of all the players, 
        coaches, and staff who contributed to the 2022 Major League 
        Soccer Cup victory; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to--
                    (A) the co-managing owners of the Los Angeles 
                Football Club, Larry Berg, Bennett Rosenthal, and 
                Brandon Beck and executive chairman Peter Guber;
                    (B) the co-president and chief business officer of 
                the Los Angeles Football Club, Larry Freedman; and
                    (C) the co-president and general manager of the Los 
                Angeles Football Club, John Thorrington.
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