Women’s Soccer Team Earns Ticker-Tape Parade In NYC — And A Return To No. 1

Women’s Soccer Team Earns Ticker-Tape Parade In NYC — And A Return To No. 1

By Bill Chappell

It’s the first time any women’s team has been celebrated in New York’s famed Canyon of Heroes: Thousands are expected for a parade honoring the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s World Cup title.

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Via: 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=us

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