2009-J5745

Commemorating the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, taking place June 11 - July 11, 2010

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2009-J5745


LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Afri-
ca, taking place June 11-July 11, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those specific sporting events which distinguish themselves
in worldwide athletic competition; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, taking place June 11 - July
11, 2010; and
WHEREAS, The World Cup has been recognized as a sporting event of
significance in the communities across the globe, throughout America,
and within the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, The World Cup is both an impassioned international competi-
tion and an icon of solidarity through sporting; and
WHEREAS, FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup or
Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an
international association football competition contested by the men's
national teams of the members of Federation Internationale de Football
Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body; and
WHEREAS, The championship has been awarded every four years since the
first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not
contested because of World War II; and
WHEREAS, The current format of the tournament involves 32 teams
competing for the title at venues within the host nations over a period
of about a month, and this particular phase is often called the World
Cup Finals; a qualification phase, which currently takes place over the
preceding three years, is used to determine which teams qualify for the
tournament together with the host nations; and
WHEREAS, During the 18 tournaments that have been held, seven nations
have won the title; Brazil has won the World Cup a record five times,
and they are the only team to have played in every tournament; Italy,
the current champions, have won four titles, and Germany is next with
three titles; and
WHEREAS, The other former champions are Uruguay, winners of the inau-
gural tournament, and Argentina, with two titles each, and England and
France, with one title each; the World Cup is the most widely-viewed
sporting event in the world, where an estimated 715.1 million people
watched the final match of the 2006 World Cup held in Germany; and
WHEREAS, It is monumental that this is the first time that an African
nation will host the World Cup which is one of the most symbolic sport-
ing events throughout the entire world; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa commencing on Friday,
June 11, 2010.

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  • 03 / Jun / 2010
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