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NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a New York City parade and ceremony honoring the U.S. women’s national soccer team (all times local): 12:35 p.m. U.S. Soccer Federation President Carlos Cordeiro says female athletes “deserve fair and equitable pay.” Fans of the World Cup champion U.S. women’s national soccer team chanted “Equal Pay!” as Cordeiro spoke at a celebration of the team at New York’s City Hall. Cordeiro said: “We hear you, we believe in you, and we’re committed to doing right by you.” Members of the team have filed a lawsuit demanding pay equity with the men’s soccer team. The ceremony honoring the team followed a ticker tape parade up lower Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes. Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio presented each team member with a symbolic key to the city. ___ This item has been corrected to show that the first quote should read, “deserve fair and equitable pay,” not “deserve fair and equal pay.” ___ 11:55 a.m. U.S. women’s soccer team player Megan Rapinoe (ruh-PEE’-noh) says she “couldn’t be more proud to be a co-captain.” Rapinoe noted the diversity of team after it was honored with a ticker tape parade up New York City’s Canyon of Heroes for winning the World Cup. She says “we have pink hair and purple hair, we have tattoos and dreadlocks, we got white girls and black girls and everything in between. Straight girls and gay girls.” Girls in soccer uniforms accompanied the team as ABC broadcaster Robin Roberts introduced each one at a ceremony at New York’s City Hall. Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio presented each team member with a symbolic key to the city. He says the team “brought us together” and “showed us so much to make us hopeful.” ___ 10:45 a.m. Fans of the World Cup champion U.S. women’s soccer team are gathered at City Hall in New York for a ceremony where Mayor Bill de Blasio will give the players symbolic keys to the city. The ceremony follows a joyful ticker tape parade up Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes. Co-captain Megan Rapinoe (ruh-PEE’-noh) danced and swigged Champagne from aboard a float headed to City Hall. Many paradegoers said they agreed with the team’s push for pay equity with male players. Patricia Rice Stella, of Long Island, says that “there’s no closing their eyes or turning their back. It’s time to make a change.” ___ 10:05 a.m. Members of the U.S. women’s soccer team are waving from floats as fans cheer and wave back during a parade in New York City’s Canyon of Heroes. Fifteen-year-old Lily Buccholz, of Sumner, Iowa, stood by the parade route Wednesday with her family while dressed in red, white and blue. Lily plays soccer on a club team and says, “Hopefully one day I’ll play professional.” Earlier, team members joined New York’s governor as he signed a law expanding gender pay equality in the state. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo took the opportunity Wednesday to say women’s soccer players should be paid the same as male players. ___ 9:25 a.m. Crowds are chanting “USA!” as they wait for the U.S. women’s natio