{"id":3983,"date":"2015-07-10T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/womens-soccer-team-earns-ticker-tape-parade-in-nyc-and-a-return-to-no-1\/3983\/"},"modified":"2015-07-10T06:01:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-10T14:01:00","slug":"womens-soccer-team-earns-ticker-tape-parade-in-nyc-and-a-return-to-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/womens-soccer-team-earns-ticker-tape-parade-in-nyc-and-a-return-to-no-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Women's Soccer Team Earns Ticker-Tape Parade In NYC \u2014 And A Return To No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Bill Chappell<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Well ahead of the ticker-tape parade’s 11 a.m. start time, young fans were already in place along the route to celebrate the U.S. women’s World Cup victory. Adam Hunger\/AP<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

i<\/strong>toggle caption Adam Hunger\/AP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Marking the first time any women’s team has been celebrated in New York’s famed Canyon of Heroes, thousands of fans turned out Friday for a parade honoring the U.S. women’s soccer team’s record third World Cup title.<\/p>\n

The ticker-tape parade comes on the heels of another U.S. achievement: a return to the No. 1 spot in FIFA’s rankings<\/a> that were released this morning.<\/p>\n

In claiming the top spot, the U.S. women dethroned Germany, whom they beat in the World Cup semifinals. The team is also continuing a remarkable streak: Since FIFA created its world rankings for women in 2003, the Americans’ average position is No. 1<\/a>, according to soccer’s global governing body.<\/p>\n

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We love you, NYC! #BestFansInTheWorld<\/a> #USWNTParade<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jyBiXKRkqf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) July 10, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Today’s parade lasted a bit more than an hour, with Carli Lloyd, Abby Wambach and the rest of the 23-member team waving to screaming fans as they made their way from lower Manhattan’s Battery Park to City Hall.<\/p>\n

The last time a female athlete was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York was back in 1960, when figure skater Carol Heiss Jenkins won Olympic gold at age 20.<\/p>\n

This week, Jenkins wrote an open letter<\/a> congratulating the women’s soccer team, saying she had watched their games on TV \u2014 and adding that one of her granddaughters has earned a college scholarship for soccer.<\/p>\n

“If you believe in something, write it down, because if you believe it, then it becomes a goal,” she wrote. “Young girls have to have dreams and believe in those dreams in order to make them happen.”<\/p>\n

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Say cheese! We were just in the first-ever ticker-tape parade honoring an all-female team! #SheBelieves<\/a> #USWNTParade<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/uXiwSj7Btn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) July 10, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Jenkins concluded her note:<\/p>\n

“Enjoy the moment. Look up at the buildings and the people above. The cheering fans should make you realize your accomplishment transcends just a score in a soccer game. Take it all in, as it goes by fast. This moment in time is very well-deserved, and I hope your day is as magical as the one I enjoyed back in 1960.”<\/p>\n

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Source:: http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thetwo-way\/2015\/07\/10\/421731939\/ticker-tape-parade-in-nyc-for-women-s-soccer-team-and-a-return-to-no-1?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=sports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"Well<\/a><\/div>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
\n
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Well ahead of the ticker-tape parade’s 11 a.m. start time, young fans were already in place along the route to celebrate the U.S. women’s World Cup victory. Adam Hunger\/AP<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

i<\/strong>toggle caption Adam Hunger\/AP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Marking the first time any women’s team has been celebrated in New York’s famed Canyon of Heroes, thousands of fans turned out Friday for a parade honoring the U.S. women’s soccer team’s record third World Cup title.<\/p>\n

The ticker-tape parade comes on the heels of another U.S. achievement: a return to the No. 1 spot in FIFA’s rankings<\/a> that were released this morning.<\/p>\n

In claiming the top spot, the U.S. women dethroned Germany, whom they beat in the World Cup semifinals. The team is also continuing a remarkable streak: Since FIFA created its world rankings for women in 2003, the Americans’ average position is No. 1<\/a>, according to soccer’s global governing body.<\/p>\n

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We love you, NYC! #BestFansInTheWorld<\/a> #USWNTParade<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jyBiXKRkqf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) July 10, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Today’s parade lasted a bit more than an hour, with Carli Lloyd, Abby Wambach and the rest of the 23-member team waving to screaming fans as they made their way from lower Manhattan’s Battery Park to City Hall.<\/p>\n

The last time a female athlete was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York was back in 1960, when figure skater Carol Heiss Jenkins won Olympic gold at age 20.<\/p>\n

This week, Jenkins wrote an open letter<\/a> congratulating the women’s soccer team, saying she had watched their games on TV \u2014 and adding that one of her granddaughters has earned a college scholarship for soccer.<\/p>\n

“If you believe in something, write it down, because if you believe it, then it becomes a goal,” she wrote. “Young girls have to have dreams and believe in those dreams in order to make them happen.”<\/p>\n

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Say cheese! We were just in the first-ever ticker-tape parade honoring an all-female team! #SheBelieves<\/a> #USWNTParade<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/uXiwSj7Btn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) July 10, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Jenkins concluded her note:<\/p>\n

“Enjoy the moment. Look up at the buildings and the people above. The cheering fans should make you realize your accomplishment transcends just a score in a soccer game. Take it all in, as it goes by fast. This moment in time is very well-deserved, and I hope your day is as magical as the one I enjoyed back in 1960.”<\/p>\n

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