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Clerk 02/08/2018
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A MOTION supporting the city of Seattle's proposal to be a host city for the 2026 F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association World Cup.
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WHEREAS, King County is one of the regions in the United States, Mexico and Canada being considered by the United Bid Committee as a host city for the 2026 F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association ("FIFA") World Cup, and
WHEREAS, on January 16, 2018, the Seattle city council passed a resolution declaring its support of the city's proposal to be a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and
WHEREAS, more than 125,000 young people actively compete in soccer matches around Washington state, and
WHEREAS, recreational soccer is one of the most popular sports in King County, and the parks and recreation division of the King County department of natural resources and parks partners with numerous soccer leagues to host and support both youth and adult soccer programs and tournaments in the region, and
WHEREAS, King County's parks and recreation division has more than twenty soccer fields in its athletic field inventory, which are used by amateur youth and adult soccer teams from across King County, and
WHEREAS, the region has a soccer fan base that has attracted large, enthusiastic crowds for professional matches since 1976, including when the Seattle Sounders broke Major League Soccer attendance records and merchandise sales in their first season in 2009, and
WHEREAS, the FIFA World Cup will provide the city of Seattle and King County with a unique opportunity to inspire new generations of soccer enthusiasts, while promoting our shared commitment to recreation, sport, health, human rights, equity and social justice and the environment, and
WHEREAS, the United States received an estimated four billion dollars in economic benefits from hosting the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and
WHEREAS, soccer fans who travel to attend tournaments bring significant additional revenue to local hotel...
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