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World Cup champs embrace off-the-field activist roles
World Cup
United States' Megan Rapinoe , center left, celebrates with teammates their victory in the Women's World Cup final soccer match between US and The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday. The United States claimed a 2-0 victory to earn its record fourth World Cup championship. - photo by Associated Press
NEW YORK — Setting itself apart from other great American sports teams, the U.S. women's soccer team is embracing a front-line role in social justice causes even as it savors a fourth world championship.