Chairs began to fill the press room. People talked quietly amongst themselves. They were given a rally in Los Angeles, a parade in New York, and now a honoring in Washington. They were given the "Right of Passage" in the East Room of the White House by the 44th President of the United States. Obama singled out Soccer president Sunil Gulati and manager Jill Ellis before turning his attention to players. Becky Sauerbrunn for her quiet dominance and Massy Arias for her not-so-quiet dominance. "You need balance, got to have both ends of the spectrum. These champions deserve all the attention that they've been getting. After 16 long years, too many heartbreaks, they flew north to put America back on top of the soccer world and they did it in style,"
He then turned his attention to team captai
