g those of fun see two, an, yes, rose lavelle did sign the autograph of another rose lavelle and it thead you could hear saying i thought it was a unique name. >> that's funny. what are the odds. >> good stuff. thanks. all of us here at news 4 are remembering ow late longtime friend jim vance. it was two years ago today wheni we lost to cancer. vance spent 45 of his 75 years working here at nbc washington and we still try to live up to his high standards every day.ti we also s miss him, and we know you do, too, so we'll end the broadcast with some of his favorite music, "my mood" by mmsb. >>> tonight, dramatic new accusations from iran. 17 accused cia spies arrested, some facing death sentences. the claims as totally false and issuing iran a stern new warning as the uk holds an emergency meeting over that seized tanker in the gulf. ds>> mastive protests, hundf thousands takes to the streets in puerto rico. anger boiling over at the governor who's still defying calls to resign over leaked text messages. >>> horror at the ball park, another young fan struck by a foul ball. the major leagu

goal of rose lavelle's life. >> i'm so proud of her. she's a superstar not even in the making. she's a straight up superstar at this point. >> reporter: after the game, tears and jubilation. this record fourth world cup championship for team usa. now the gold standard in women's soccer. jill ellis becoming only the second person, male or female, to ever coach back to back championship teams. >> they've put their hearts and soul into this journey and i can't thank them enough. it's been fantastic. >> reporter: and for the legions of american fans in the stands, some getting behind the fight to be treated the same as their male counterparts. >> equal pay, equal pay. >> reporter: most of the fans we met, they were basking in the historic win. >> my heart was pumping all the time. >> number one, baby. >> adrienne, the celebrations continue for team usa, and a parade announced to celebrate their victory? >> reporter: yes, these matches felt like home games, with tens of thousands of americans in the stands and on the streets. and the players

rose lavelle has been a walking highlights reel in france.s another for the collection. 2—0, and it could have been more. the netherlands have risen rapidly on the world stage, but it seems no—one can stop the record—breaking march of the usa. they have retained their title and lifted the women's world cup for a fourth time. winners come and go in sport, but true champions always want more. it was tough. the netherlands played really good, but we are so excited. two it was surreal, it was unreal being there. the usa was kind of taken over, i feel like, but it was just crazy. — — taken over, i feel like, but it was just crazy. —— taking over. taken over, i feel like, but it was just crazy. -- taking over. it was the experience of a lifetime, for sure. great world cup win. strong women, beautiful women, great sure. great world cup win. strong women, beautifulwomen, great game. sarah mulkerrins has been there throughout for us, and reckons the usa team and particularly co—captain megan rapinoe have won more than just the title of world champions

rose lavelle scored to put the u.s. ahead. coasting to victory. >> they own the stage. they showed up to play. that's what they do. they dominate and destroy. >> a watch party at a stadium was rocking. >> i'm so happy that my favorite player rapinoe got that first goal. >> many fans say the u.s. women are inspiring. a new battle awaits them. a legal fight for equal pay and treatment from the united states soccer fedatio >> itpa sa men. if not more. they are going higher. >> world cup champ and gold medallist brandy chastain says they could change the game forever. >> the players i have embraced that even though sometimes the controversial like a rapinoe. or morgan. i feel what they're trying to do is for the greater good. and so i'm all in for that. >> the fifa doubled the women's prize money to 60 million. far less than the 440 for the men's prize. they will be honored with a victory parade in new york city on wednesday. >> i'm sure we'll be following that. >> the u.s. women's national team also defended their win. and after that, star player rapinoe praised her teamma

rose lavell was immense midfield. then alex morgan on her birthday creating headlines not only with her goal, her sixth of the tournament, but also her celebration. she's not given anything away about what she meant by sipping her tea. she left us guessing, was it a dig at a very english tradition, was it a reference to the boston tea party and july 4th week? regardless, it was a 30th birthday for her to remember. >> to say it's the best birthday

a beautiful individual effort by the rising star, rose lavelle . she scores with the left foot, giving the united states a 2-0 lead. at that point you knew it would be the united states date because that much filled up. they could have one for-five nothing. in the end, two-nil will do just fine as the united states host the world cup trophy for a record fourth time as rapinoe awarded the golden ball as a tournament mvp and golden boot winner as the top score. she says, they may have made it look easy but it was this was the hardest cycle that we have ever been through, the most challenging in so many ways. this tournament was so hard for us. we had the most ridiculous run. not losing a game, not tying a game, winning every game that we could. and doing in spectacular fashion. so much entertainment, this tops the cake. >>> later in sports, we will hear from alex morgan. she tied rapinoe with six goals and three assists in the tournament. rapinoe got the golden boot because she played fewer minutes. what a great day for the united states. >> it is so

rose lavelle, as you heard, i mean, you saw the goal that she made.ago, she was watching the world cup, with her friends, eating pizza. then to score the goal that put it away, incredible. >> we mentioned the headlines earlier. "great again." maybe they made soccer great again. or they're trolling the president. >> with megan rapinoe. >> yeah. >> a lot to celebrate. and now the fight for equal pay will take center stage. a lot of people cheering that on in the stands after that win. we'll hear a lot more about that. >>> moving on now to more news at home. president trump and his top homeland security officials are disputing reports of deplorable conditions of migrants at the southern border. including disease spreading among children. >> the president slammed a "new york times" story about a texas holding facility as a hoax. stephanie ramos has the details. >> reporter: the president defending his border patrol while firing back at a "new york times" report detailing deplorable facilities at this migrant facility in clint, texas. >> "the new york time

women's national team players rose lavelle and mallory pugh returned to the washington spirit earliertonight. get this, they're just two of six spirit players who laced em up at the world cup. spirit taking on theouston dash, right. lavelle -- did not play as she recovers from a hamstring injury suffered in the semifinals against norway. firshalf, both teams kind of dancing around the middle of the pitch. volcanic temps will do that. so the spirit only ad four shots. the dash had six. but then all the sudden, everybody's finding the back of the net. >> a fantastic equal -->> washington would go on to win this one 3-0. the spirit in good shape, and a great crowd to see them and welcome back our world cup heroes. >> very cool. >> very cool. we are sisters. and we just moved in together. why alissa and aleah chose fios. we stream so much. a lot of times alissa is watching tv on her laptop using her phone, also using her tabletmulti-tasking cause i'm esome. a little. get the internet your family needs at a price you'll love. plus, the first month of youtube tv on us when you switch now. o

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leads >> reporter: not long after rose lavelle through two defenders. the red, white and blue drowning out the bright orange dutch in the sold out stadium of nearly 60,000 in the u.s., fans across the country cheering the 2-0 win an emotional megan rapinoe won player of the match, golden boot for the most goals scored and golden ball for the best player of the tournament. >> we can't do anything more to impress more, to be better ambassadors, to take on more, to play better, to do anything. it's time to move that conversation forward to the next step >> reporter: as the players danced, president trump tweeted congratulations, great and exciting play. america is proud of you all. >> usa usa. >> reporter: young fans in awe >> they're so good at what they do, and they just help inspire, open girls eyes to world problems around the world. >> reporter: now that the world cup is over, another battle begins the women's team will start mediation after suing u.s. soccer for equal pay fifa is already promising more investment, but that is a of a fight for another

. >> cutting, shooting, rose lavelle! >> reporter: while watching the world cup final four years now, now a hero ranked among the best on planet. >> the biggest goal of rose lavelle's life. >> these are some of my best friends on the team and i think that kind of cohesion, you feel it every time you play and i think that's what got us to the top. >> reporter: that star power electrifying fans around the nation from kansas city to chicago, new york, alabama with tens of thousands of u.s. fans coming right here to bring a little hometown love to lyon, france. >> best professional sports game i've ever been to. >> you're the woman. >> yes, thank you. >> reporter: the players' families with them for the ride of their lives. rapinoe and lavelle's mom all hugs and showing off the special locker room.s jers those champions basked in victory. some fans in the stands got their fight for equal pay as the team prepares to enter mediation with the u.s. soccer federation when they return to the states. but for now it's all celebration

rose lavelle delivered the money shot, beating the netherlands 2-nil.eers erupted in the stadium as the team claimed their fourth championship megan rapinoe, she burst into the locker room as the team popped champagne kelley cobiella has the details. >> u.s. wins their fourth world cup. >> reporter: the u.s. women's soccer team is the best in the world. another victory, and they had to fight for it >> lost in the circle. >> reporter: not a single goal in the first half against the under dogs from the netherlands. then nearly an hour in, a penalty on alex morgan megan rapinoe with a roaring goal >> goal! u.s. leads >> reporter: not long after, rose lavelle through two defenders. the red, white and blue drowning out the bright orange dutch in a sold-out stadium of nearly 60,000 in the u.s., fans across the country cheering the 2-0 win an emotional megan rapinoe won player of the match, golden boot for the most goals scored and golden ball for the best player of the tournament. >> we can't do anything more to impress more, to be better ambassadors, to take

. —— var was up if she is the old guard then rose lavelle is the old guard then rose lavelle is thatminutes later to make it 2—0. the american side held on and the dutch side, not quite the fairytale for them in their first world cup final that it isa their first world cup final that it is a record extending fourth title for the usa. aacta titles for them. the first time they have ever done it -- the first time they have ever done it —— back to back. brazil have been crowned south american champions after beating peru by three goals to one. the copa america final match was played at the maracana stadium in rio de janeiro. peru reached the tournament's final for the first time in more than a0 years. much more coming up. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @regedahmadbbc. hello. well, after a fine end to the weekend, the forecast for monday is looking pretty decent across most of the uk. a lot of sunshine in the forecast. however, the week ahead is going to be quite changeable. i think many of us at one point or another will get at least a little bit of rainfall. now, here's the latest s

a low and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle us china talks are back on track but a 2nd front has opened up the us europe trade is heading into a storm iran is again in the center of the debate also the circus has come to town and it's called the democratic primary. cross talking some real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow dimitri bobbitt she's a political analyst and editor at you know smee internet media project and in london we cross to marcus papadopoulos he is the editor of politics 1st magazine our gentleman cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let's go to marcus 1st in london the the resumption of u.s. china trade talks is taking a lot of headlines as it should it's a very important issue on the back of the g. 20 but we have this special purpose vehicle being established is established now in europe to bypass the american swiss system for the europeans to trade with iran i wonder when the donald is back in washington how he's going to respond to that because i think we all k

hello and welcome to crossfire where all things considered i'm peter lavelle as u.s. russia relations remain in a deep freeze and europe is taking a different path when it comes to russia some are calling it the new thought also china calls out the u.k. regarding hong kong indeed old colonial habits die hard. cross talking some real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow and he is a professor of the higher school of economics as well as author of the decay of western civilization and the resurgence of russia and we're also joined by marcus papadopoulos in london he's the editor of politics for us magazine gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to markets in london an interesting phenomenon that's been going on now for a number of months or maybe since the election of donald trump but we have we just recently had blood and we are putin in italy meeting the pope in a tally and leaders of the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe not that i'm a big fan of the organization has finall

low and welcome the cross for all things are considered i'm peter lavelle trumps impromptu visit to the d.m.z. separating the 2 koreas was unprecedented and historic indeed it was a bold to even brilliant decision of course his political opponents particularly the democrats running for president and the media slammed an orthodox diplomacy who is on the side of peace. cross talking north korea i'm joined by my guest ray mcgovern in raleigh he is a former cia analyst and co-founder of veterans intelligence professionals for sanity in jerusalem we have from inbar he is president of the drucilla institute for strategy and security and in plymouth we cross to patrick henningsen he is the executive editor of the news website 21st century wire dot com all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to ray 1st in and raleigh i just want to comment i know that you're growing your beard to give attention to the maltreatment that julian a song. is being is experiencing right now so good for you my brother a man for your pr

the school says now it's lavelle that girls can look up to and be proud of. [ chanting ] meanwhile, more fans are voicing their support for the players and their ongoing lawsuit against the u.s. soccer federation claiming gender discrimination. a spokesperson for the players saying sunday, these athletes generate more revenue and garner megher tv ratings but get paid y it is time for the federation to correct this disparity once and for all. >> that's it. u.s. wins their fourth world cup. >> reporter: world cup organizers recently announced the pot of prize money will double to $60 million for the next tournament. that's still far less than the $440 million in men's prize money. but for now it's all joy and celebrations. the players' families joining them in france all hugs. new york city already announcing a ticker tape parade wednesday to officially welcome the world champs home. and as for that pay disparity, opponents of the lawsuit argue that it's actually the men's tournament that makes more in revenue and that's why they say men are paid more. president trump has tweeted his congr

it took a while for the goals to come but a megan rapinoe penalty and a second from rose lavelle gotrnall reports. lyon, a city at the confluence of the rhone and the saone, a place where two rivers become one and where from two finalists will emerge one champion. the odds pointed towards a us celebration. no country has won more than them. while the netherlands fans were enjoying a world cup finalfor the first time. the usa expected to be here. their confidence is almost concrete. but the underdogs weren't overwhelmed and achieved something no team has managed yet at this world cup — they stopped the us from scoring in the first 12 minutes. the american tide kept coming but the netherlands kept finding new ways to turn it back. sari van veenendaal again at her best. the european champions had absorbed so much pressure, eventually they would crack. var was called upon to spot this high foot. penalty was the decision and up stepped megan rapinoe. commentator: shoots, scores. the us captain, as she has done all tournament, seizing the spotlight. for every established star, the us has a

hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle a new foreign policy think tank will start a business challenging foreign policy orthodoxies it's called the quincy institute for responsible state this is not an ordinary think tank it is funded by charles koch and george soros among others talk about strange bedfellows can these establishment billionaires take on the foreign policy blog. talking strange bedfellows i'm joined by my guest on the bar in new york he's host of the c.p.r. news a daily radio newscast in london we have been he is a professor of international politics at city university of london with research interest in american foreign policy and its thing thanks as well as author of several books including think tanks and power in foreign policy and foundations of the american century and in oxford we crossed to ted see he is a senior policy consultant and british american security information council retired u.s. diplomat and an expert on strategic intelligence and conflict resolution all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in fact that means y

hello and welcome across all things are considered i'm peter lavelle a new foreign policy think tank will start business challenging foreign policy. the doxies it's called the quincy institute for responsible state this is not an ordinary think tank it is funded by charles koch and george soros among others talk about strange bedfellows can these establishment billionaires take on the foreign policy blog. talking strange bedfellows i'm joined by my guest on the bar in new york he's host of the c.p.r. news a daily radio newscast in london we have been bomber he is a professor of international politics at city university of london with research interest in american foreign policy and its think tanks as well as author of several books including think tanks and power in foreign policy and foundations of the american century and in oxford we crossed to ted see he is a senior policy consultant and british american security information council retired u.s. diplomat and an expert on strategic intelligence and conflict resolution all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in fact that means you can

all right i'm not sure many would describe peter lavelle as politically correct just the way he likes it i would say but peace in culture isn't the subject of crosstalk stay tuned for. he put themselves on the line they did accept the reject. so when you when the president. wanted. to go on to be pros which is what the 43 in the morning can't be good. i'm interested in the waters in the. first. half a conference for that's part of it it's a poor wealthy country a sum of all the. stock markets that are owned by let's call time percent of the population most of us. and there are what else is more and it's a condition that poor americans don't want to cop to it's hard for but the fact is now you've got 150000000 more people america. this is a story about what happens on true stray bullets kills a young girl in the streets. what happens to her family my daughters in florida law the mother daughter is very remiss i'm going to every meeting with your head what happens to the community the public was screaming for a scapegoat the police needed a scapegoat so why not choose a 19 year old blac

hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle a new foreign policy think tank will start business challenging foreign policy orthodoxies it's called the quincy institute for responsible state this is not an ordinary think it is funded by charles koch and george soros among others talk about strange bedfellows can these establishment billionaires take on the foreign policy blog. talking strange bedfellows i'm joined by my guest on the bar in new york he's host of the c.p.r. news a daily radio newscast in london we have been paul maher he is a professor of international politics at city university of london with research interest in american foreign policy and its thing thanks as well as author of several books including think tanks and power in foreign policy and foundations of the american century and in oxford we cross to could see he is a senior policy consultant and british american security information council retired u.s. diplomat and an expert on strategic intelligence and conflict resolution all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in fact that mea

a low and welcome the cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle why is it when you hear the word diversity it's at the expense of unity then there is inclusion but only inclusion when you agree with a certain political thought and world view and of course we can forget about identity politics if you disagree then you're called a dog whistle how did we get here. political correctness i'm joined by my guys joe concha in new jersey he's a media reporter for the hill in charlottesville we have david swanson he is the executive director of world beyond war dot org and campaign coordinator for roots action dot org and in washington we cross to our been for he is a libertarian party presidential candidate as well as author of pull out men modern life and mutiny are gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to joe joe very broadly speaking speaking has political correctness just simply poisoned political discourse because what we've gotten down to is people only talking to people that agree with themse

bronze from the penalty spot before 2nd goal from rose lavelle out of the finishing touches of the victory sees the americans crowned world champions a record 4th time. but for a short moment the celebrations were almost drowned out by protests and this is what i'm talking about. the. cries of equal pay ringing that are out around the stadium just as the journey in front tino the president of fever i was about to present the players with the trophy while the chance again serving as a reminder of just how much bigger a battle on the horizon there is for the women's team closing the pay gap between male and female players and alex forrest writing joins me now with more on this hot topic everybody is talking about now they put it firmly on the agenda how big is the pay gap well this whole debate has been going on for some time and in fact members players all of the united states national team the u s w n t are already suing their own u.s. soccer federation over what they say is gender discrimination over pay and conditions and they highlight for example of that sometimes they are just 38 perc

rose lavelle has been a walking highlight reel in france and here was another for the collection. 2—0the netherlands have risen rapidly on the world stage but it seems no one can stop the record—breaking march of the usa. they have retained their title and lifted the women's world cup for a fourth time. winners come and go in sport, but true champions always want more. i could barely speak! ijust said to them, they were unbelievable, congratulations, they have made history. enjoy it. unbelievable! i don't know what to say! it is unbelievable. just to note that all of the people in our group that put in so much work, obviously the players, all that our friends and family here, it is surreal, i don't know how to feel right now. family here, it is surreal, i don't know how to feel right nowm family here, it is surreal, i don't know how to feel right now. it is ridiculous. this has been so surreal, i am so proud of the team and feel so inspired every time i step onto the field with them and i feel so much pride right now. england's women have been thrashed by 194 runs by australia in the

megan rapinoe's penalty and rose lavelle's goal gave the defending champions victory in the second half. lyon, a city at the confluence of the rhone and the saone — a place where two rivers become one, and where from two finalists will emerge one champion. the odds pointed towards a us celebration. no country has won more than them. while the netherlands fans were enjoying a world cup final for the first time. the usa expected to be here.

a penalty of alex morgan and megan rapinoe with a roaring goal >> reporter: not long after, rose lavelle threw two defenders. the red, white and blue drowning out in a sold-out stadium of nearly 60,000. in the u.s., fans across the country cheering the two win an emotional megan rapinoe won player of the match, the golden boot and the golden balfour tl h best player of the tournament. >> we can take on more and play better and play anything it is time to move that conversation forward for the next step. >> as the players danced, president trump tweeted congratulations, great and exciting play. america is proud of you all. >> young fans in awe >> they're so good at what they do they just help inspire and open girls' eyes all around the world. >> reporter: now that the world cup is over, another battle begins the women's team will start remediation after suing u.s. soccer for equal pay fifa is promising new investment but that's a fight for another day. >> reporter: the team and the fans are celebrating this history making win new york is planning a parade down the canyons of heroes on wed

ros laveller and anoth player will be there to throw the ceremonial pitch at the nats game.hey will meet with national players and tour the park as well. something tells me this will be a good first pitch. >> next on "news4 today," a surfer survives a;éelc shark at. hear him desppibe what ed in the water. >> plus, pool parasites. the invisible danger that can ruin summer fun. we are working with you for tips to protect your family. >>> and a mom buys all of the shoes at a local payless shoe before it ose. we will tell you what she plans to do with them all. >>> it's warm outig there r now wait until you see the numbers this week. the humidity is coming back. n.e heat is with us. lyles can finish. >> ran into problems. noah lyles hastest man of all time in this >>> 200 meter national champion! >> over the weekend, alexandria's own noah wiles won his first 200 meter. he finished the race at the usa track and field after second.ships in 19.78 he is all the way done there! remember his name as we gear upu for the 2020 smmer olympics in tokyo! >> less than a hundred days now? >>

a few years later rose lavelle followed in two years of equal pay broke out of the stadium. team members are speaking out about the ongoing battle to be paid as much as the u.s. men's team.>> what you think this victory will mean in the push for equal pay? >> it is always good to have in the back pocket, the fact that we are back to the champions. socket is not good for them. >> reporter: san jose native brandi chastain helped lead the fight for equal pay after she at the u.s. team won the world cup in 1991 as well as 1999 and now that the tournament is over, the player lawsuit is expected to go into litigation. for first, the team will be honored in a well-deserved parade in new york city that is happening on wednesday. >>> coco gauff swindle 10 run is officially over. the 15-year-old qualifier had taken the tournament by storm after her first round win against venus williams where she lost her today to the former number 1 simona in the fourth round. hello has reached the quarterfinals for the fourth time and will face off against john next week. >>> a bay area man injured

and they put the game away in the 69th minute. 24-year-old rose lavelle gave the u.s. a world cup record 26 goals. they defeat the netherlands 2-0 and have world wins in 1991. 1999, 2015, and, 2019. >> cheers. >> we could not do it without you guys. >> we could not do it without you. >> we love you fans. >> let's go! >> a parade for the united states women will be held in new york for wednesday. >>> players on the women's national team hope to gain more leverage for equal compensation and looks like fans are behind them. >> that chant rang out at today's championship match. an ongoing lawsuit alleges discrimination by the u.s. soccer federation demanding computation equivalent to what players on the men's team make so as the women celebrate their latest trophy, they still have their eyes on another prize. >> i think everyone is ready for this conversation to move to the next step. i think we are done with are we worth it. should we have equal pay. >> seems like a clear cut example of sex and gender discrimination. the women's national team is much more successful. they

and the one that sealed it all, scored by newcomer rose lavelle. >> it has been unreal and i think it is such a long journey for all of us to get here. >> reporter: and this morning the team will receive a ticker tape parade as they ride up the canyon of heroes up battery park to city hall and showered with hopes this will spark a movement toward equal pay for women's soccer. >> i think the conversation needs to move it and should we have equal pay and what can we do now. >> reporter: after the parade there is a ceremony here at city hall and then no rest team they jump on an airplead l.aor . abc7 news. back to you. >>> a live look at the parade route as you could see there, getting started right now. >> there they are. >> oh, well, there is someone. >> people that have some relation to the people that we want to see. >> oh, i think i see rose lavelle in the back. no, maybe not. >> we should be parade commentators. except don't give any ad wnj w? >> and here comes the -- oop -- >> we don't know. they're wearing the shirts. >> but at some point garfield will come down as a giant balloo

there's a great picture of rose lavell wearing a mia hamm jersey when she was just a little girl. the women playing in that era, how do you think about the enthusiasm you sparked for them and that that may have helped some of them into this career? >> well, i had the great pleasure to go to the function after the game and meet a lot of the parents. quite a few parents, rose lavell, sam euless came up and said tonight wouldn't be happening without you. i get goosebumps thinking about it. i also think about women i got to look up to, with my mother being one of those people. she went to work in silicon valley wearing a suit when no other women were really doing that. so by her example, without having to say anything, she showed me what it was like to be a strong woman. and so we didn't have teams to look for as examples, but there was obviously lots of women, like billie jean king primarily, who gave us the courage to stand up. and now with this team in 2019, they're showing the next generation that you can be brave and you can be bold and politics is for everyone. it's not -- you k

rose lavelle, 24 years old, just tease it up and unloaded.n excellent screamer as they say in soccer, inside the post there and that was it. at 2-0, everybody was watching the match knowing the u.s. would win for the fourth time, a record, back to back champions. it has only been done one other time by germany as they horse the world cup trophy, megan rapinoe awarded the golden ball as the tournaments mvp and the golden boot as the top scorer. she says they may have made it look easy but it was anything but. >> this is the best one by far. this was the hardest cycle we have ever been through, the most challenging in so many ways. this tournament was so hot hard for us. we had the most ridiculous run. not losing a game, tying a game, winning every game we could and doing it it in spectacular fashion. this took the cake, for sure. >>> later in sports, we will hear from alex morgan. she tied her pinot with 6 goals and 4 assists in the tournament. you know i like stats . >> you weather stat guy . >> this one you will like. 26-3. they outscored th

. >> reporter: in the finals, newcomer rose lavelle sealed the deal. >> this team has always inspiredo step on the field with people who inspire me. it's a whole different story. >> i think all of us grow up, and it's something you've envisioned yourself doing. i never like to call it a dream, because it's something i really felt was going to be a reality someday. >> reporter: but their world cup dominance has illuminated a disturbing truth, the pay gap, despite gaining higher ratings and revenue, male playersrsrsrss outearn women. the women have four world cup trophies. the men have never finished higher than third place, which happened in 1930. >> i think the conversation needs to move from are we worth it, should we have equal pay, what should we do now. how can federations support their players better. how account leagues support their players better. for all the fans and people, go watch your team, watch the national team, watch your local club teams. i think there's a part in this for everybody to do. >> reporter: bringing home the gold, these women join the champions from the u

rose lavelle drills it past the keeper, 26th goal of the tournament for team usa. win ti.en account golden ball award for tournament mvp. >> world cup champion. that's the ultimate thing we grabbed tonight. unbelievable. i'm totally speechless. everybody's been trying to ask me to put it into words. there's no words. >> i think we've put so much work in the past couple years. to see it come to fruition has been so surreal. i get to do what i love with people i love. i've said that before. it's such an incredible experience. >> and now to baseball, matt chapman will be swinging for the fences tomorrow in cleveland. the a's all-star third baseman is competing in the home run derby contest. the a's wrapping up the first half of the season against the mariners. the dog days, make that cat days ofsummer. hey, can matt olson joined him in the home run derby? crushed. despite missing all of april, his 19th of the season giving oakland a 3-0 lead. still in the first, a's keep coming. pinder scores a run. ball gets past the outside fielder allowing another run to score. 5-0 oakland

megan rapinoe, alex morgan, rose lavelle, and their teammates rode floats through new york city's canyon of heroes as supporters chanted "usa!" and "equal pay!" the parade ended at city hall where new york city mayor bill de b blasio hosted a c ceremonyo celebrate the teamam's second consecutive world cup win and awarded the athletes with keys to the city. cocaptain megan rapinoe address the crowd with a message to the team's fans and the country. >> we have to listen more, and talk less. we have to know that this is everybody's responsibility. every single person here. every single person who is n not here. every singlele person who does t want to be here. every single person who agrees and doesn't agree. it is our responsibility to make this world a better place. i think this team doeses an incredible j job of takingng thn our shoulders and understanding the position that we have and the platform that we have within this world. amy: after the ceremony in new york city, the u.s. women 's soccer team flew to los angeles to attend the espy awards where they were honored with the best team

here it is, rose lavelle on 70 minutes. just under a quarter of an hour left to go. the united states will successfully defend their world cup title, it looks like. you can watch this on bbc one, follow it on the website and on the bbc sport app. despite his agent saying he wants to leave paul pogba‘s been incuded in manchester united‘s travelling squad for their pre—season tour of australia, singapore and china. the midfielder‘s been absent from the first week of united‘s pre—season training with permission from boss ole gunnar solskjaer. pogba wants a new club. south american football bosses say accusations from lionel messi questioning the integrity of the copa america are "unfounded" and "represent a lack of respect". messi called the competition "corrupt" after he was sent off in their 2—1 defeat to chile in the third place play off. it's the only the second red card of his career and came in the 37th minute of the game following this confrontation with gary medel. the referee raced over and was quick to brandish a red

not long after, rose lavelle, threw two defenders, the red ite and blue drowning out the bright eastern dutch in a sold-out satisfiedium. in the u.s. fans across the country cheering the 2-0 win. an emotional meg i rapinoe won the gden boot. >> we can't do anything more to impress more, to play better, to do anything. it's time to move that conversation forward to the next step. the players danced. president trump tweeted congralations, great and exciting play. america is proud of you all. young fans in awe. >> they're so good at what they do. they just help inspire and open girls' eyes to world problems all wo around the d. >> reporter: now that the world cup is over, another ttle begins, the women 'tame will ar st mediation after suing.s. socce for equal pay. fifa is already promising more investment. tonight the team and their fans are sell brailles this history-making win. new york is already planning a ticke tape parade down the canyon of heroes on wednesday. >> my daughter and i with there just days ago. so exciting. >>> a new controversy for starbucks. they are issuing an apoloap

minutes later rose lavell scored. rah pun know got a standing ovation from the cloud in france. >> these girls, they owned the stage, that's what they do. they dominate, they destroy and they play soccer. >> reporter: in san jose, a watch party at avaya stadium was rocking. >> i'm so happy that my favorite player, meghan rapinoe got the first goal. >> reporter: many fans say the u.s. women are inspiring, but a new battle awaits them. a legal fight for equal pay and treatment from the united states soccer federation. >> to show women deserve the equality, the same pay as the men if not more because they are scoring higher. >> reporter: olympic gold medalist brandi chastain says the players' lawsuit could change the game forever. >> players that i have embraced, even though i think sometimes they're controversial like a meghan rapinoe or alex morgan, i feel like what they're trying to do is for the greater good so i'm all in for that. >> reporter: fifa doubled the prize money to $60 million, much less than the $440 mill

a few minutes later her teammate rose lavelle followed. and so to cheers in the stadium and back home, the u.s. earned a fourth world cup victory, making history. >> we're crazy, and that's what makes us special. we just have no quit in us, we're so tight, and we'll do anything to win. >> what was it like to witness u.s. soccer history being made? >> it was awesome. >> high light of my day. >> yeah. >> reporter: but the women aren't just soccer players. they're role models to fans like jen burney of san diego. >> they're also examples of how to be great humans, multi-dimensional people who stand up for what's right, and aren't afraid to stand up for their opinions and aren't afraid to just be fabulous. >> we love them. >> we love them. >> reporter: the team's win caps four weeks of drama off the fields with players facing accusations of celebrating too boldly. >> you see men celebrating. >> reporter: speaking too openly. >> i stand by my comments. >> reporter: and too much team arrogance. >> i don't think so at all. >> reporter: but during