Several hundred spectators and fans of the Philadelphia Soul football team

co-owned by rock star Jon Bon Jovi, gathered in the center city to cheer the

wining team after it grabbed the victory title Arena Bowl XXII Sunday, July 27,

in New Orleans. 

Arena Football League champions including the entire team, executives and

owners paraded down the Sixth and Market streets down to the City Hall 's

Dilworth Plaza where Bon Jovi presented the team and thanked the city for a

warm reception it showed to his team.

"This is the little train that could. This is the sports team that said

we're going to be your sports team, and we're going to be the team that you

feel apart of the most," the rock star told the crowd. "We want to

thank you for the opportunity to let us be apart of your lives as much as

you've become apart of our lives.

The Philadelphia Soul won its first Arena Football League Championship over

the San Jose Sabercats in a close winning score 59-56, Sunday afternoon in New

Orleans.