The USWNT were cheered on by thousands of fans along the Canyon of Heroes in New York City on Wednesday.
Following their 2019 World Cup win, the Mayor of New York City invited the women’s national team to have a ticker-tape parade just like they did four years ago.
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There were amazing scenes along Broadway in lower Manhattan as Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan and the entire USWNT squad showed off the World Cup trophy and their medals to fans.’
Chants of “Equal Pay! Equal Pay!” were sung in unison by fans and players in one of several powerful moments as the ticker-tape came down as the floats made their way towards City Hall.
A huge reception was then held on stage outside City Hall to honor the back-to-back World Cup champs, as U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro addressed the chants of “Pay Them!” and “Equal Pay!” throughout his speech praising the USWNT.
“We will continue to invest more in women’s soccer than any other nation in the world. We believe that all female athletes deserve equitable pay. Together I believe we can get this done,” Cordeiro said.
Somehow Cordeiro pronounced Rapinoe’s name incorrectly, but the USWNT superstar stood up for the USSF president amid heckling from the crowd and said he was one of the good guys trying to help the team in their fight for equal pay.
Rapinoe then gave an empowering speech to wrap up an amazing day and a truly incredible summer for the USWNT.
“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,” Rapinoe said.
Below is a look at the best videos and photos from the parade, while you can watch the whole thing back by clicking on the final video.
Living the BEST life. #WNTParade pic.twitter.com/TX6vLQbjTV
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) July 10, 2019
GONNA BE LIT 🔥 pic.twitter.com/AvN1ORI7uX
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) July 10, 2019
Chills #uswnt #WNTParade pic.twitter.com/3WNhntBcam
— Tom Kludt (@TomKludt) July 10, 2019
Photos: Women's World Cup soccer champions @USWNT parade through Canyon of Heroes in New York City 🏆🎉🇺🇸https://t.co/yX8QuxQPVq
— NBC News Pictures (@NBCNewsPictures) July 10, 2019
📸 by Richard Drew / @AP_Images and @johaynz / @AFPphoto / pic.twitter.com/xwtFtcbuDk
ICONIC: Megan Rapinoe strikes her signature victory pose during the ticker-tape parade for the US women's soccer team celebrating their World Cup win https://t.co/T7PgvuNpqj #USWNT #ParadeofChampions #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/9QFnuzWjIh
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) July 10, 2019
Taking this energy from Megan Rapinoe and the #USWNT at the NYC ticker tape parade this morning into the rest of this Wednesday. #WNTParade pic.twitter.com/IAfSu68UT8
— Alexis Wierenga (@alexiswierenga) July 10, 2019
WORLD. CHAMPS. 🌎 🏆 🇺🇸#WNTParade | #USWNT ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/3Os3tbpOhH
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) July 10, 2019
GODDAMN I LOVE OUR CITY pic.twitter.com/DcQj3gndxx
— Luis Miguel Echegaray (@lmechegaray) July 10, 2019
#USWNT's summer of 2019: Undefeated playing on the field. Undefeated in the CHAMPagne Game off of it https://t.co/qrD8s9dbxO #USWNTParade pic.twitter.com/45gyb4RiBJ
— SI Soccer (@si_soccer) July 10, 2019
Simply spectacular! Embrace today, & let this continue into the days, months, & yrs ahead! @USWNT @NWSL #WNTParade 🙏⚽️🇺🇸🎉 pic.twitter.com/11x9m9acMk
— Amanda M. Duffy (@AmandaM_Duffy) July 10, 2019
“Parades are cool. Equal pay is cooler.” The #USWNT made sure to send a strong message about pay equity, even during the ticker-tape parade in their honor #ParadeofChampions #WorldCup https://t.co/T7PgvuNpqj pic.twitter.com/7XFNisHf7I
— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) July 10, 2019
.@mPinoe knows how to party #USWNTParade pic.twitter.com/5mGYFiwN1T
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 10, 2019
"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."
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) July 10, 2019
What. A. Speech. @mPinoe 👏👏👏🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/eOPEJTsjLa
— Arielle Castillo (@ariellec) July 10, 2019
🎉⚽️ LIVE NOW: The greatest city in the world celebrates the greatest team in the world! #OneNationOneTeam #USWNT https://t.co/ywXduQd4i3
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) July 10, 2019