Why bring major league soccer to Portland?
Mayor Sam Adams: “Sports have the power to bring people together in diverse groups…to inspire…to promote in the community healthy lifestyles and family-friendly opportunities…to raise a city’s profile nationally and even internationally…all the more so with a sport like soccer, the most played sport on earth…as we aspire to build the most sustainable economy in the world, we will add a community point of pride that resonates with the world in a language so much of the world speaks – the language of “futbol.
