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To honor and recognize the Columbus Crew on their 14th season in Columbus.
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WHEREAS, in 1996, Major League Soccer chose Columbus, Ohio as home for the Columbus Crew, one of its original 10 teams; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Crew and Major League Soccer are poised to begin their 14th season of bringing major-league soccer excitement to the citizens of Columbus at Crew Stadium, the first major-league stadium built specifically for soccer in the United States; and
WHEREAS, last year, the Columbus Crew completed an impressive 30 game season with 17 wins, including a nine game winning streak, and finished off the season with an incredible 3-1 MLS Cup Championship victory over the New York Red Bulls on Sunday, November 23 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California; and
WHEREAS, in 2008, the Columbus Crew also received the Supporters' Shield as the team with the best regular-season record and became the first team in six years to earn both the MLS Championship Cup and the Supporters' Shield in the same year; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Crew players and coaches have represented the City of Columbus well both nationally and internationally by exhibiting a high level of skill, determination, confidence, and character; and
WHEREAS, through public soccer clinics and the Kicks for Kids program, the Columbus Crew have introduced the sport of soccer to area youngsters and through its charitable arm, the Crew Soccer Foundation, have worked to strengthen our community through countless volunteer hours spent through their partnerships with programs such as Soccer Aid, a month-long fund-raiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation called, Youth to Youth International's Just Say No March & Rally, ColumbusReads, and Keep Columbus Beautiful; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Crew began their quest for the 2009 MLS Cup with their March 28 home season opener win over the Houston Dynamo at Crew Stadium; now, therefore
WHEREAS, the Columbus Crew began the quest for their...
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