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MLS Cup champions Portland Timbers greeted by full-voiced crowd at airport

PORTLAND, Ore. - Take one devoted fanbase. Add a league title. See magic happen.

The Portland Timbers arrived home on Monday, after winning 2015 MLS Cup in Columbus, and were greeted by a huge crowd at the airport. Those in attendance serenaded the team as they stepped out on to the entry way.

Speechless. What a welcome home. #RCTID pic.twitter.com/h2S5r5iGr6

— Portland Timbers (@TimbersFC) December 8, 2015

It was a welcome befitting a league champ, and the gesture wasn't lost on Timbers head coach Caleb Porter.

"Honestly, I dreamt of this," he said.