Monday, December 21st, 2009...5:44 pm
Gratuitous Soccer Reference
As it happens, there was a resolution in the United States House of Representatives honoring Real Salt Lake for winning MLS Cup this year over the Los Angeles Galaxy. The resolution was sponsored by Democrat Jim Matheson. There is also a similar resolution in the United States Senate, but for reasons that are typically obscure for that body, it has been referred to the Judiciary Committee.
A quick search of THOMAS revealed that only one previous MLS Cup winner has been so honored, even the storied DC United went un-honored by the US House for their Inter-American Cup win over Vasco da Gama. The only previous winner given a resolution was 2008 cup winner Columbus Crew, and that resolution only had one co-sponsor. Our own Harry Mitchell was one of the 55 co-sponsors for the resolution. Mitchell, interestingly enough, represents Marcos de Niza High School, former stomping grounds of ex-LA Galaxy standout Greg Vanney. Perhaps in a bit of Galaxy loyalty, the man that represents Alan Gordon’s hometown of Gilbert, Jeff Flake, left his name off the list of co-sponsors.
Actually, I don’t know what district either Vanney or Gordon are registered in. I could call Bret Mecum and ask him to check.
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December 22nd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Vanney was supposed to have had the hardest shot in MLS.
You can catch him doing color commentary on Fox Sportw NW broadcasts of Sounders games now.