Football: Megan Rapinoe of USA makes it a special hat-trick as she wins Golden Ball and Golden Boot at FIFAWWC after her team beat Netherlands to retain their title
"It's unbelievable. All the people in our group that put in so much effort. I don't know how to feel right now, it's ridiculous," Rapinoe told the BBC.
Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle of the US celebrate winning the golden ball and bronze ball, Groupama Stadium, Lyon, France - July 7, 2019. The USA had been the only non-European team to make it to the quarter-finals here, but they had already ended the hopes of the hosts and England before denying the Dutch a dream double success, two years after they won Euro 2017 on home soil.
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