MANCHESTER, England (AP) — One of the stands at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium is to be renamed the Sir Bobby Charlton Stand after the club's record goal-scorer.
The US women's soccer team that thrashed Japan to win the World Cup got its moment in the sun on Friday during a well-earned victory parade in New York City.
Abby Wambach scored on a volley from Megan Rapinoe just before halftime, and the United States defeated Nigeria, 1-0, in the Women’s World Cup at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada on Tuesday night.