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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are proud to congratulate the United States
4Women's National Soccer Team, Team USA, on winning the 2015
5FIFA Women's World Cup; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Team USA defeated Japan in the World Cup Final
7with a score of 5-2; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Team USA player, Carli Lloyd, scored 3 goals,
9making her the first player to score a hat trick in a Women's
10World Cup Final; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Team USA had 6 wins, no losses, and one tie while
12scoring 14 goals and only conceding 3 during the 2015 World
13Cup; and
 
14    WHEREAS, This is the third Women's World Cup Championship
15for Team USA, winning in 1991 and 1999; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives is proud of
17the strong connection between United States soccer and the
18State of Illinois; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The headquarters of the United States Soccer

 

 

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1Federation is located in the U.S. Soccer House at the corner of
218th Street and Prairie Avenue in Chicago; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Illinois serves as the American home of the
4world's most popular sport; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The head coach for Team USA is Jill Ellis,
6formerly the head coach for the University of Illinois; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Four members of the National Women's Soccer
8League's Chicago Red Stars, Shannon Boxx, Lori Chalupny, Julie
9Johnston, and Christenine Press, played for Team USA during the
10World Cup Finals; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Many residents of the State of Illinois, including
12members of The American Outlaws United States Soccer supporters
13group chapters in Chicago, Bloomington-Normal, and Springfield
14traveled to Canada to cheer Team USA in their quest for glory;
15therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18congratulate Team USA on their outstanding performance in the
19FIFA Women's World Cup and we honor them for their hard-work
20and determination and for bringing the World Cup Championship
21home to the United States; and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Team USA as a symbol of our admiration and respect
3for all they have accomplished and we wish them many more years
4of continued success on and off the field.