Get ready to shred some paper for the women's soccer team!
New York will honor the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team with a ticker-tape parade in downtown Manhattan today, carrying on a longtime tradition for sports heroes and key public figures. The team beat Japan in Vancouver on Sunday to become the 2015 World Cup champs. Today’s parade, organized in just a few days, will start at 11 a.m. EDT at the Canyon of Heroes and end with a ceremony at City Hall. This is especially notable since women haven't been the sole honorees of a ticker-tape parade since 1960, according to FiveThirtyEight.
It may not seem so long ago, but it's been three years since the last ticker tape parade in New York. The honorees that time? The New York Giants, after they won the 2012 Super Bowl against the New England Patriots.
As we get pumped up to celebrate the soccer team, we thought it would be fun to take a run down memory lane of the most recent ticker-tape parades.
2012 -- Giants, Super Bowl XLVI
Eli Manning and the Giants rolled to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots. This was the second time the Giants managed to ruin a perfect season for the Patriots, according to ESPN. The first time was in 2008.
2009 -- Yankees, World Series
The Yankees put it away in six games against the Philadelphia Phillies, winning Game 6, 7-3. It was the Yankees' 27th championship, as reported by the New York Times.
2008 -- Giants, Super Bowl XLII
In the first of two recent matchups between the Giants and the Patriots, the New York team was a heavy underdog. However, they managed to pull out a victory, 17-14.
Certainly, the parade for the U.S. Women's Soccer Team will be one for the history books. Congrats to the World Cup champions!