At the Portland Timbers MLS home opener last night, rather than having a single person belt out the National Anthem at the beginning of the match, over 20,000 fans in the stands sang as one.
Sheets of rain and chilly temperatures didn't stop the wildly enthusiastic fans— known as the "Timbers Army"— from singing a fine rendition of The Star Spangled Banner at sold-out JELD-WEN Field.
They even finished it under 1:30— which has to be a record these days.
It was a stirring moment before the nationally-televised game started and it got even better for the home team who came back from a one goal deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Union, 3-1.
It was nice to see players— a lot of them non-American— being moved by the scene they were surrounded by and not scratching their crotches or unloading a gob of chaw during the song.
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