It wasn't just the fact that they were winning that earned them scores of new fans, co-captain Megan Rapinoe says, it's that the U.S. women's national soccer team "brought every slice of America to the party" on the way to World Cup victory.
Millions around the world watched as the outspoken U.S. athletes, who aren't afraid to fight for themselves on and off the field, racked up win after win while using their platforms to spread a message of equality.