U.S. Women's National Team
The U.S. women's soccer coach led the team since 2014, guiding them to secure back-to-back World Cup titles.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Women's National Team slammed the assertion as "utterly false" and a "ruse" against women players' gender discrimination lawsuit.
The goalkeeper tweeted a response to a video of the former Texas Tech star: "You don’t belong in a sport that aims to unite and bring people together.”
The Women's World Cup star charmed the crowd in accepting the Best Team honor.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Chants of "equal pay" echoed against the skyscrapers as thousands of fans packed Manhattan's streets to cheer on the world champion U.S. women's soccer team.
"We have to be better. We have to love more. Hate less," the U.S. women’s national soccer team co-captain said at the World Cup celebration parade.
The celebration of the U.S. Women's National Team featured posters demanding equal pay and applauding co-captain Megan Rapinoe.
The Democratic senator introduced a bill that would cut off all federal funding when the U.S. hosts the men's international soccer tournament.
President Donald Trump is still unsure whether he will invite the Women's World Cup champions to the White House.
Brian Rapinoe, who has spent much of his adult life in prison, calls his World Cup champ sister his hero.