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If you missed the US women’s championship parade today in New York City, you’ll have another chance to see the team again.
The US Women’s National Team has announced a five-stop victory lap.
The national team will reunite to face the women of Ireland on August 3 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, US Soccer announced this week. It’ll be the US women’s first match since their win.
They’ll play four more matches on August 29, September 3, October 3 and October 6. Locations and opponents will be announced at a later date.
The national team has missed at least two months of the National Women’s Soccer League season. So, it’s unclear which players will return for the victory tour. The league’s regular season ends in mid-October.
US women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe gave a powerful speech during the ceremony at New York City Hall. She said the team is using its platform to “love more, hate less.”
Here’s what she said:
“This is my charge to everyone. We have to be better. We have to love more, hate less. We’ve got to listen more and talk less. We’ve got to know that this is everybody’s responsibility, every single person here, every single person who is not here, every single person who doesn’t want to be here, every single person who agrees and doesn’t agree — it’s our responsibility to make this world a better place.
I think this team does an incredible job of taking that on our shoulders. And understanding the position that we have and the platform that we have within this world. Yes, we play sports. Yes, we play soccer. Yes, we’re female athletes, but we’re so much more than that,” she said.
She continued calling for fans to think of how they they can make their community better and urging people to “be more” and “be bigger than you’ve ever been before.”
Here’s what else Rapinoe said during the ceremony:
“You’re more than a fan. You’re more than someone who just supports sports. You’re more than someone who tunes in every four years. You’re someone who walks these streets every single day. You interact with your community every single day. How do you make your community better? How do you make the people around you better? Your family? Your closest friends, the 10 closest people to you, the 20 closest people to you, the most… hundred closest people to you?
It’s every single person’s responsibility. There’s been so much contention in these last years. I’ve been a victim of that. I’ve been a perpetrator of that. With our fight with the federation: I’m sorry for some of the things I’ve said, not all of the things. But it’s time to come together. This conversation is at the next step. We have to collaborate. It takes everybody. This is my charge to everybody. Do what you can. Do what you have to do. Step outside yourself. Be more. Be better. Be bigger than you’ve ever been before.
If this team is any representation of what you can be when you do that, please take this as an example.”
Listen to the whole thing:
Megan Rapino, one of the captains of the US women’s soccer team, has heard some fans’ requests that she run for US president — and she’s not interested.
“It’s my absolute honor to lead this team out on the field. There’s no other place that I would rather be, even in the presidential race,” she said. “I’m busy, I’m sorry.”
During the parade earlier today, many fans held up signs that read “Rapinoe for President.” Rapinoe — who has described herself as a “walking protest” — has been politically outspoken, specifically against President Trump.
Earlier this year, she asserted that she would not be “going to the f*****g White House” if the women’s team won the World Cup. Last night, she also shared her message to President Trump.
Carlos Cordeiro, president of the US Soccer Federation, was speaking on stage at the New York City Hall ceremony honoring the US women’s soccer team when the crowd erupted into chants of “equal pay.”
“US Soccer has invested more in women’s soccer than any country in the world. And we will continue to invest—” he began before the chants started.
“We will continue to invest more in women’s soccer than any country in the world,” he continued. “We believe at US Soccer that all female athletes deserve fair and equitable pay.”
Some context: Several players have filed a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation, claiming they deserve to be paid what the American men are paid for their international performances.
The federation denied the claim in May, saying the disparities were the product of business decisions rather than any efforts to discriminate, Sports Illustrated and other media outlets reported. The USSF also said the men and women are subject to different collective bargaining agreements, which are not made public.
Watch the moment:
The US women’s soccer team just finished their victory in parade in Manhattan. Now they’re at New York City Hall for a ceremony with Mayor Bill de Blasio where they will be presented keys to the city.
The team danced out on stage while “All I Do Is Win” played. Watch the moment in the video below:
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio just announced that each member of the US women’s soccer team will get a key to New York City. It;’s the highest honor the city gives, he said.
“This team brought us together and this team showed us so much to make us hopeful,” de Blasio said.
Members of the US women’s soccer team celebrated their World Cup championship win by popping champagne on parade floats.
The US Women’s National Team tweeted videos of stars Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan during the parade.
One video showed Rapinoe and her teammates waving to the crowd. Another showed Morgan spraying parade-goers with champagne.
Check them out:
The US women’s soccer team made about $50.8 million in revenue between 2016 and 2018. That’s more than the $49.9 million the men’s team made.
The host of CBS Sports HQ Julie Stewart-Binks explained on CNN Wednesday that when it comes to revenue, the women have caught up.
“So the markers that US Soccer had said why they don’t pay the women the same was ratings and revenue — both of which we can prove the women make more of than the men,” Stewart- Binks said.
But despite this shrinking gap in revenue, the women’s team still makes significantly less per game.
The women’s team would earn $4,950 if they played 20 games and won them all, for a maximum total of $99,000. The men, however, would earn $13,166 if they won the same amount of games, for a total of $263,320.
These numbers are from a lawsuit that was filed by the USWNT players, claiming the US Soccer Federation is discriminating against the women’s team by paying them less than members of the men’s team.
Here’s a look at the overall revenue of the 2018 and 2019 World Cups:
The New York City parade celebrating the US women’s soccer team was billed as a “ticker tape parade” — and it delivered on that promise.
Masses of confetti rained down down on lower Manhattan as the championship team rode floats.
So what is ticker tape, anyway? Printed from stock tickers, a machine that that tracked stock information, ticker tape became a source for scrap paper thousands used to celebrate the homecoming of national heroes.
But today’s confetti probably didn’t come from tickers. As the stock exchange upgraded to using electronic devices, ticker tape became harder to come by, and parade attendees began using shredded paper.
Regardless of the paper’s source, many children who attended today’s parade had fun playing in it:
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo just announced he has signed equity pay legislation in New York state.
He tweeted a photo of himself at today’s parade.
“The women’s soccer team plays the same game that the men’s soccer players play — only better. If anything, the men should get paid less,” he tweeted.
About the team’s fight for equal pay: Months before the World Cup kicked off, women’s team stars Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn filed a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation, claiming they deserve to be paid what the American men are paid for their international performances.
The federation denied the claim in May, saying the disparities were the product of business decisions rather than any efforts to discriminate, Sports Illustrated and other media outlets reported. The USSF also said the men and women are subject to different collective bargaining agreements, which are not made public.
The US Women’s soccer team is celebrating their fourth World Cup championship with a ticker-tape parade.
Several of the stars documented the celebration on social media, starting even before the floats took off down the streets of New York.
Check it out:
Megan Rapinoe
Morgan Brian
Jessica McDonald
Emily Sonnett with Rose Lavelle and Mallory Pugh
Former US goalkeeper Briana Scurry said it’s time for equal pay.
Scurry played on the 1999 Women’s World Cup championship team and said on CNN that she thinks there’s “no excuse” to not pay women the same as the men’s team.
“Back in the day, US soccer used the two Rs: That was rankings and revenue. So now we have the revenue the women’s team makes is equal, if not better in the last seven years, and you also have the ratings and rankings of TV broadcasting … They’re equal, so let’s make the pay equal as well,” she said.
Scurry said her 1999 team used their platform and championships to advocate for equal resources like promotions and publicity, as well as hotels and travel amenities.
“So that began the fight,” she said.
Scurry said she appreciates Megan Rapinoe speaking out and continuing the fight for equality that was started in 1999.
“I think the social environment now for these women to get change is very different than it was 20 years ago to get change,” she added.
CNN’s Brooke Baldwin is at the parade in downtown Manhattan. She spoke to a group of young soccer players who came to celebrate the US women’s team’s victory.
“That was awesome,” a 5-year-old soccer player told her.
When Baldwin asked the girl why she loves the sport, she responded: “You just can’t give up on your team.”
Here’s the moment:
At this moment, the US women’s soccer team is riding on floats in lower Manhattan during their World Cup victory parade.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, who is also a 2020 presidential candidate, was spotted riding one of the floats. He’s wearing a soccer scarf and waving an American flag.
De Blasio announced the New York City parade on Twitter shortly after the team’s win.
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, a Democrat and a 2020 presidential candidate, said he would require equal pay for men and women on national sports teams.
“If I were president of the United States, I would insist that Congress pass an amendment to the Amateur Sports Act requiring — requiring — equal pay for men and women in all of our national sports teams,” de Blasio said.
He continued: “And if they didn’t do it, I’d use an executive order to have the Treasury Department enforce on the US Soccer Federation, because they’re Tax Exempt, and they’re discriminating, in effect, against women in pay.”
Some context: Months before the World Cup kicked off, women’s team stars Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn filed a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation, claiming they deserve to be paid what the American men are paid for their international performances.
The federation denied the claim in May, saying the disparities were the product of business decisions rather than any efforts to discriminate, Sports Illustrated and other media outlets reported. The USSF also said the men and women are subject to different collective bargaining agreements, which are not made public.
Soccer fans are packing Lower Manhattan for today’s ticker tape parade. Many of them have brought posters and signs to cheer on the team.
Some of those signs are encouraging Megan Rapinoe to run for president.
Rapinoe — who has described herself as a “walking protest” — has skyrocketed to national prominence for leading her team’s undefeated run to win the World Cup on Sunday and championing the lawsuit demanding pay equal to the men’s team.
She’s outspoken, too: Earlier this year, she asserted that she would not be “going to the f*****g White House” if the women’s team won the World Cup. Last night, she also shared her message to President Trump.
Here’s a look at some of the Rapinoe supporters:
The US women’s soccer team has been flashing up the number four in pictures and videos since they won the World Cup on Sunday. Plus, you might have noticed an extra star above the crest on all of the logos, jerseys and new shirts.
The fourth star represents the team’s fourth World Cup the team won — the other three representing championships in 1991, 1999 and 2015.
Here are some times on social media the team has celebrated the fourth star:
The US Women’s soccer team hasn’t received an invitation from President Trump to visit the White House after winning the Women’s World Cup.
This White House visit has been a point of tension between players and the President.
A few weeks ago, a reporter from Eight by Eight, a soccer magazine that looks at the sport and its place in culture, asked Megan Rapinoe if she was excited about going to the White House if her team wins the Women’s World Cup.
“Psssh, I’m not going to the f*****g White House,” she fired back before the reporter finished the question. “No. I’m not going to the White House. We’re not gonna be invited. I doubt it.”
Trump responded by tweeting “Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job!”
He continued, “We haven’t yet invited Megan or the team, but I am now inviting the TEAM, win or lose. Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team.”
Rapinoe made no excuses for the willingness of her team to engage in issues beyond wins and losses at a news conference following the World Cup final.
“We say what we feel. All of us really, I know that my voice sometimes is louder, but in meal rooms, in conversations, everybody is in this together,” Rapinoe said, with her medal around her neck. “We are such a proud and strong and defiant group of women.”
Player Rose Lavelle told Poppy Harlow on CNN that she felt like the team was “all on the same page” about if they would go to the White House if Trump extended the invitation, but didn’t specify what that meant.
Another player Kelly O’ Hara continued, “I think that’s a conversation we’ll have as a team and I think that, like she said, deal with it after we enjoy this time together.”
Watch the clip:
A group of friends, most from the University of Lynchburg, traveled to Manhattan from a mix of Virginia, Maryland and Long Island for the parade.
Charlie Kruger (in the bottom right of the photo above) was the biggest fan of the group. Kruger, 20, even traveled to France to watch the team’s game against England.
“Their success shows they need to be heard,” she said. “They use that platform from their success to bring these issues that everyday people across the world are struggling with.”
As the American women went unbeaten in the 2019 championship, capping their flawless run Sunday with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands, it was hard to miss that they were playing for something bigger than a trophy.
Months before the tournament kicked off — on International Women’s Day, no less — stars Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn filed a lawsuit against the US Soccer Federation, claiming they deserve to be paid what the American men are paid for their international performances.
The federation denied the claim in May, saying the disparities were the product of business decisions rather than any efforts to discriminate, Sports Illustrated and other media outlets reported. The USSF also said the men and women are subject to different collective bargaining agreements, which are not made public.
On Sunday, the crowd in Lyon, France, chanted, “Equal pay!” after the American women won.
Here’s what the champions told CNN Monday about their fight for equal pay:
The US women’s soccer team captured a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the FIFA Women’s World Cup championship game.
Here are some highlights from the game and other key statistics:
The US Women’s National Team will be honored today with a ticker tape parade after its World Cup soccer win over the Netherlands 2-0 on Sunday, according to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Here’s what you need to know about the parade:
